Marseille (AFP)

RC Toulon announced on Wednesday the signing of English international Ben Te'o as a World Cup joker until November.

The three-quarter center, which has evolved in recent seasons in Worcester, "will overcome the absences due to the World Cup," said the club.

"He will arrive this Thursday in Toulon and will pass all of his medical exams on Friday.He will be able to integrate the training on Monday and claim to be part of the group as soon as he is qualified by the National Rugby League", continues -he.

Born on January 21, 1987 in Auckland, Ben Te'o, 32 years old, measures 1m88 for 104 kg. The Samoan and English international (18 caps with England) played at Leinster from 2014 to 2016, and Worcester from 2016 to 2019.

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