Talk about a hard centre.
Leinster head into the lion’s den on Sunday, hoping to somehow arrest a terrible run on results in Pool 5 of the Champions Cup.
Defeats to Wasps and Bath have all but ended their European campaign before Christmas.
It will be declared DOR if Leo Cullen’s men come away from Toulon with nothing. Unfortunately a massive task just got bigger this morning with confirmation that two-time world champion Ma’a Nonu has been included in the three-in-a-row winners’ squad.
The recently retired All Black replaces the injured Theo Belan in the Toulon squad, meaning the French club’s midfield will most likely look like this on Sunday.
Ma'a Nonu figure dans l'effectif du RC Toulon déposé auprès de l'EPCR https://t.co/FASXUKmLiL pic.twitter.com/Hic7KMBH1C
— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) December 9, 2015
Sweet merciful Jesus in a camper van, pray for Noel Reid and Ben Te’o.