Pastures new: Francois Cros has announced he is joining Lyon next season
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THURSDAY was not a good day for Top 14 champions Toulouse.
First, the FFR’s Appeals Committee upheld a July conviction against them for salary cap infractions – and then France international Francois Cros confirmed reports he will leave the club at the end of the 2026/27 season to join Lyon on a three-year deal.
Individually, and collectively, those two breaking stories signalled, perhaps, the beginning of the end of the latest golden era at Toulouse.
In early July, they were fined €1m for “breaches of...