Drew Mitchell: Paul O’Connell would be ‘invaluable’ to Toulon

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell would be “an invaluable addition” to Toulon, according to Australia wing Drew Mitchell.

Munster’s talisman lock O’Connell has been linked repeatedly with a summer move to Toulon, despite the Top 14 club denying any contact in a statement last week.

O’Connell’s Munster and Ireland contract expires in summer 2016, with the 35-year-old consistently coy on whether he may retire after this autumn’s World Cup.