JACK Willis has retained his award as the best player in France, becoming only the second player to do so after France captain Antoine Dupont.
On receiving the award the Toulouse flanker, who last played for England at the 2023 World Cup, jokingly challenged reporters to find him a way back into Test rugby.
Willis, 29, moved to Toulouse in November 2022 after Wasps went out of business. He was initially given dispensation to continue playing for England given the exceptional circumstances. He won the last of his 14 caps in a pool-stage hammering of Chile, but, having extended his dea...

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