It’s probably a good idea not to get too close to Zinedine Zidane on the pitch.
The best footballer of his generation can either do this:
Or this:
Toulon heeded that advice when they took on the France team that won the 1998 World Cup in a charity match this week. Yes, you read that correctly.
The game was football in the first half, which France won 6-3 and rugby in the second half, which Toulon won 30-20.
The Champions Cup holders won a game we really wish we had have seen live 33-26 overall, while coach Bernard Laporte was referee.
The game’s undoubted stand-out moment was when Zizou ran through the Toulon defence, past some admittedly lenient tackling, and scored a try.
H/TÂ Follow rugby.
