With three Top 14 days scheduled before the Rugby World Cup (September 8-October 28), Lyon is taking the lead and formalizing 2 World Cup jokers: Toby Arnold and Liam Allen. The first, the New Zealand rear Toby Arnold is an emblem of the club. He played no less than 227 games for Lyon and is the club’s all-time leading scorer. At 36, Arnold will extend his Lyon adventure, which began in 2013, by a few months.
Another retained All-Black: Liam Allen. After arriving at Lyon as a medical joker for Jordan Taufua and Maxime Gouzou, Allen is now a World Cup joker. The 22-year-old second line arrived at the club last February.