They have the deepest club squad in world rugby and have the luxury of being able to call upon a number of world class players in each position. In fact, they only had a few household names in their starting XV when they beat the Ospreys back in October to kick off their European Cup journey.
They can call on Leigh Halfpenny and Delon Armitage to play fullback today but the Scottish journeyman was the best they could do back in even his brother Sean would have been a better option. Lamont played for Toulon between and before retiring in with a leg injury. When Sackey won the Heineken Cup in with Wasps he was one of the premier wings in the world and by the time he arrived in Toulon he was still pretty dangerous.
The Englishman only spent one year with the team before joining Stade Francais and he retired in after a final season with Harlequins. He actually scored the winning try that day against the Ospreys too. Kefu joined Toulon in after two seasons with Dax but the Australian was really just a placeholder for some of the big names who came after. He is now coaching a youth rugby team in central Australia. Messina was an average enough inside centre and the team improved considerably once Matt Giteau joined the following year.
The Frenchman now plays under Bernard Jackman in Grenoble. Steve Parsons Steve Parsons. Even in retirement, he is still helping them in training to make sure they continue the legacy he left behind.
Henjak now plays for Dax in the Pro D2. Taumoepeau was a powerful scrummager who played four seasons for Toulon between and His only crime was to not be as good as players like Andrew Sheridan and Martin Castrogiovanni who came after. He is still going strong with Castres and actually scored a try against Leinster in the Champions Cup this year. Orioli is one of the few who played for Toulon that day that is still at the club. Sebastian Bruno and Craig Burden started the last two European Cup finals but Orioli has proven to be a reliable operator off the bench for the French side.
