Munster call on their ‘famous fan’ support for Toulon visit
- Updated: 07/01/2026
MUNSTER will travel to the Stade Mayol, a multi-purpose stadium in Toulon, France, on Sunday, full of confidence. If pre-match interviews with the players this week are an indication, we can expect a huge effort from the players. Coach Mike Prendergast was showing his confidence when he assured the fans that his side will give their very best effort in a stadium that is situated overlooking the Meditaranian. The team can expect some good travellng support and there is a degree of hope that their performance will be much improved after recent defeats. Both sides are on five points in this Pool while RC Toulon are unbeaten in their home patch since last season’s quarter-final.
RC Toulon and Munster Rugby are both on 5 points in Pool 2 with a win apiece. Bath lead the way in a tight pool on six points with Castres, Munster, Toulon, and Edinburgh all on five points apiece.
According to a press release John Hodnett had minor surgery on a thumb injury and his ‘return to play’ date is to be confirmed. Alex Kendellen will undergo a period of rehabilitation with the medical team for an ankle injury and his return to play date is to be confirmed. Alex Nankivell is fit to train after a knock on Friday.
There is also good news for Oli Jager (head) as he returns to full team training with his availability to be determined later in the week while Mark Donnelly has returned to the HPC after spending the past three weeks on loan at Ealing Trailfinders, playing three games in that time.
Here are a few stats:
• RC Toulon lead the competition in kick metres (1849) and rank 2nd in successful goals
(11).
• Matéo Garcia ranks 3rd with 9 successful goals and leads the competition with 36.4
kick metres per kick.
• Esteban Abadie ranks 2nd in lineout steals (2) and leads the competition with 1.6
lineout steals per 80 minutes.
• RC Toulon rank 4th in lineout steals (4) and 3rd in scrum success rate (88.9%).
Munster Rugby
• Munster Rugby rank 2nd in carries (286) and team possessions (99).
• Gavin Coombes ranks 6th in carries (30) and 3rd in offloads (7
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