Former Western Province lock David Ribbans will captain Toulon against the Stormers in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash.
Ribbans played junior and senior rugby for WP, before joining the Northampton Saints. He signed for Toulon in 2023.
England prop Kyle Sinckler will start at the Stade Mayol with 43-year-old former All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu on the bench.
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The winner of Saturday’s match will face the Glasgow Warriors or Vodacom Bulls in next weekend’s quarter-finals.
TOULON – 15 Marius Domon, 14 Gaël Dréan, 13 Nacho Brex, 12 Antoine Frisch, 11 Setariki Tuicuvu, 10 Tomás Albornoz, 9 Ben White, 8 Mikheil Shioshvili, 7 Charles Ollivon (c), 6 Junior Kpoku, 5 David Ribbans (c), 4 Corentin Mézou, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Teddy Baubigny, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.
Bench: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17 Dany Priso, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Giorgi Javakhia, 20 Matthias Halagahu, 21 Zach Mercer, 22 Mathis Ferté, 23 Ma’a Nonu.
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Former Western Province lock David Ribbans will captain Toulon against the Stormers in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash. Ribbans played junior and senior rugby for WP, before joining the Northampton Saints. He signed for Toulon in 2023. England prop Kyle Sinckler will start at the Stade Mayol with 43-year-old former All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu on the bench. HABANA:… Read more →
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