The international, captain of Wales, will play with RC Toulon until the end of the season, announced the Var club.
Dan Biggar, the opener and captain of the selection of Wales, is committed until the end of the season with the Rugby Club Toulonnais, said the Var club on Friday in a press release. A prestigious arrival, the Welsh playing master (33 years old, 106 caps) being considered one of the best in the world in his position.
«The opening half commits with RC Toulon from this month of November and until the end of the season“wrote the RCT. The club clarified that Biggar, who previously played in Northampton (England), would be “available and back in Toulonat the end of the current international window and couldapply as soon as your current knee injury heals».
With the departures of Anthony Belleau (Clermont) and Louis Carbonel (Montpellier), the RCT had only one specialist in the position, the rookie from the Rochelais stadium, Ihaia West. It remains to know the availability of Biggar, currently injured and who will be requisitioned for the Six Nations Tournament in February and March.
Constraints that have not slowed Bernard Lemaitre. “We are very proud of the arrival of Dan Biggar in Toulon. He is an exceptional player. (…) He will bring his experience as captain of the Leek XV to the whole team. A fine strategist, Dan is an outstanding scorer who has a very high quality kicking game.The Welshman was playing for the Saints in Northampton, England.