Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb used a recent podcast appearance to slam Toulon’s handling of him but the French club’s Patrice Collazo has issued a stinging response.
Toulon agreed last month to release Webb from the final year of his contract so he could link up again with the Ospreys, but he is making a pit-stop in England.
The pre-Six Nations exit of the Welsh scrum-half left the Top 14 club with a headache they have now managed to solve by turning to Championship side Newcastle.
Beaten 24-14 last Saturday, Hadleigh Parkes and the Welsh team were caught up in Storm Ciara when they tried to travel home on Sunday from Dublin.
We need to talk about Rhys Webb. The 31-cap Wales and Lions scrum-half is reported to have bid a final adieu to Toulon after a challenging 18-month stay down on the Cote d’Azur.
In the first fixture since Toulon owner Bernard Lemaitre suggested Ospreys-bound scrumhalf Rhys Webb will not play for the club again, he has been omitted from their contest against the Scarlets this Sunday in the Challenge Cup.