European Champions Cup Final Preview - Clermont vs Toulon yet again
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On 14 July 1789 the French Revolution came to a head with the storming of the Bastille, and mayhem ensued.
Tomorrow, at Twickenham, a very different kind of French Civil war will take place, although the outcome promises to be the same.
Clermont and Toulon have proven themselves as the crème de la crème of Europe, not just this season, but over the past few years and it is only fitting that they fight it out for the biggest prize in Northern Hemisphere Club Rugby.
They have been in this position before, two years ago in Dublin, when Toulon won 16-15 in a fascinating encounter.
Toulon…