Wilkinson misses out on title

Wyn Griffiths
Sunday 10 June 2012 21:07 BST
Comments

In a poor advertisement for French rugby on Saturday night, Toulouse won the domestic title for a record 19th time, beating Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon 18-12 in a dour but ferociously-contested match at Stade de France in Paris.

The last 240 minutes of the season did not produce a try, as both Top 14 semi-finals were also decided entirely by kicks at goal. On Saturday Wilkinson landed Toulon's four penalties but was unsuccessful with two drop-goal attempts and a 50-yard penalty. Luke McAlister, a former All Black three-quarter, kicked six penalties for Toulouse.

In the Pacific, Scotland have called up the Glasgow prop Moray Low. He has set his sights on a spot in the team to face Fiji in Lautoka this weekend.

Low said: "I have to admit that having travelled three quarters of the way round the world in the last few days, I'm a bit spaced out. But if I can get a good night's sleep, my aim is to compete for a place in the team for Saturday."

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in