Toulon: we have not signed Ireland captain Paul O’Connell

• ‘Alleged contacts with the player are pure speculation’• European champions ‘accustomed to all sorts of rumours• Owen Farrell signs new contract with Saracens• European Cup organisers fear half-empty TwickenhamToulon have dismissed reports that the Ireland captain Paul O’Connell has signed a contract with the European champions.Toulon were heavily linked with the 35-year-old O’Connell in the aftermath of Sunday’s European Champions Cup semi-final victory over Leinster in Marseille. Continue reading...