• Chief executive says move from French Top 14 is unlikely to be ratified [br]• ‘It was a bolt out of the blue; there weren’t any discussions beforehand’Toulons ambition of joining the Aviva Premiership has been described as a “long shot” by the Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie.
The reigning European champions’ president Mourad Boudjellal has emailed Premiership Rugby proposing they leave the Top 14 due to his frustrations over the way France’s domestic league is hasten.
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Source: theguardian.com