JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

A matter of weeks after ProD2 strugglers Biarritz were sold for €1, Toulon owner Bernard Lemaitre suggested he might be willing to sell the Top 14 side for a similar symbolic sum “to [a] serious buyer”.
The club, sixth in the table coming into the weekend, had not troubled the play-offs since the 85-year-old took over the club from Mourad Boudjellal in 2018.
Earlier this season, in response to an increase in fan discontent following a dip in form and a run down the table, owner and manager Pierre Mignoni held a number of meetings with fans, and promised great...