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Published 11:26 29 Jul 2015 BST
Updated 15:14 29 Jan 2019 GMT
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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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=30&v=S7InCCKPoa4
H/T Follow rugby.
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