The long-term unavailability of Anthony Belleau, off eight months for a knee operation, and Julien Hériteau, affected in the shoulder, announced a reinforcement in the workforce of the RCT.
But not many people would have bet on Ma'a Nonu's surprise comeback.
The former All Black (104 selections) had left an unforgettable memory of his first stint in the Var ranks between 2015 and 2018.
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At 38, the world champion, after a season in Auckland, left for the United States last year to play in the Major League under the San Diego Legion jersey.
He will only have played a handful of matches and will fulfill his great desire: to return to play in France, in particular in Toulon.
He will arrive in Toulon in the coming days
This summer, his name was invoked with insistence on the side of Béziers, Christophe Dominici having assured that the contract had only to be initialed.
But the failure of the takeover of ASBH by a Franco-Tunisian buyer put an end to this improbable rebound.
Ma'a Nonu had to leave France because of his wife's health concerns.
But he had never given up on a return to the harbor.
The New Zealand center, hired as an additional player and not a medical joker, will therefore spend the entire season at RCT.
He will arrive in Toulon "in the coming days and will participate in training from the past medical examination," announced the Var club.
Who will certainly also recruit a medical joker to compensate for the absences of Anthony Belleau and Julien Hériteau.
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