Join Jonny!
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyJonny Wilkinson, who guided Toulon to back-to-back European titles, will be in the Sky Sports studio on Saturday to see if the club can make history by winning three in a row.
Mourad Boudjellal’s star role in French revolution
1 decade ago by The TimesOwen Slot looks at how Toulon’s controversial owner changed the face of the sport in France a decade ago and has since had a big impact on the global game “There are no stars,” Mourad Boudjellal,...
Toulon aiming to uphold the legacy left by Jonny Wilkinson
1 decade ago by The TimesJonny Wilkinson may be almost a year into retirement, but his legacy remains a great source of inspiration for Toulon, who will attempt to win an unprecedented third consecutive European title when they...
Nick Abendanon focuses on Euro Champions Cup glory
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe former Bath full-back insists reaching the European showpiece in his first season at Clermont vindicates his decision to leave the Recreation Ground last summer. The 28-year-old will be in the same...
Clermont’s Nick Abendanon restricts his thoughts to Toulon final clash
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Full-back tries to ignore speculation about international call-up • ‘To have reached final in my first year here is a dream come true’• Toulon’s Champions Cup inspiration is Jonny Wilkinson,...
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill is backing Clermont in...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill is backing his former club Clermont to knock Champions Cup holders Toulon off their perch in the final on Saturday. The all-French affair will take...
Toulon’s Champions Cup inspiration is Jonny Wilkinson, says Bernard Laporte
1 decade ago by The Guardian• ‘There is a great motivation to do it for Jonny,’ says Laporte• Ali Williams: Toulon must be smart to defeat Clermont at Twickenham• Dean Ryan: European Champions Cup final deserved more fitting...
Laporte: Win it for Jonny
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyJonny Wilkinson can still inspire Toulon to rewrite the European history books this weekend almost a year on from retirement, according to Bernard Laporte.
The Joy of Six: drop goals in rugby union | Ian McCourt
1 decade ago by The GuardianFrom sealing the Lions’ only ever series victory in New Zealand to that winner from Jonny Wilkinson, there are few more dramatic ways to win a match in rugbyDespite the travel-induced exhaustion and...
It's no surprise an English side hasn't won elite European competition since 2007 - the French are too good
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe wait goes on. An English side has still not won the elite European competition since 2007. But it is no surprise. And that is not gloating in any way because I may have had some involvement...
