02 May 2015

Toulon chasing treble

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London - Toulon's bid to be crowned kings of Europe for an unprecedented third successive season will see their star-studded side up against familiar foes when they take on French rivals Clermont in Saturday's final at Twickenham.

Toulon boasts the talents of Australia's Matt Giteau, South Africa's Bakkies Botha and New Zealand's Carl Heyman.

But Clermont, looking to gain revenge for their 16-15 defeat by Toulon in the 2013 final, have plenty of international firepower including Australian playmaker Brock James and England's Nick Abendanon.

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