Toulon head coach: 'We have a hellish schedule. We’re not robots. We’re asked to play 11 months every year'

The squad for Sunday's must-win match against Munster will be big-name, big-game Toulonnais
Toulon head coach: 'We have a hellish schedule. We’re not robots. We’re asked to play 11 months every year'

Toulon's head coach Pierre Mignoni. Pic: XAVIER LEOTY / AFP via Getty Images

“What do you want us to do?” head coach Pierre Mignoni demanded, after his experimental Toulon side lost 66-0 at La Rochelle in the final Top 14 match before the Champions Cup fortnight.

“When you have 19 players out … you use the resources you have, and that means bringing in academy players.” 

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