As he does on most Wednesdays, Steve Thompson, England's World Cup-winning hooker, will go hunting in the forests that surround the French town of Brive. Gavin Mairs reports in the Daily Telegraph.
"While the impending departure of Flutey and his Wasps and England team-mates, James Haskell and Tom Palmer, to France has sparked fears of an exodus from the Guinness Premiership because of the financial muscle of the French clubs, Thompson paints a very different picture.
"Moving to a club like Brive is not just about money, it is about the life experience," he said. "It's funny all this talk about money. When I was in England, I drove big cars like Range Rovers, BMWs and TVRs but last year I was driving a Renault Clio and normally I just ride a scooter about the place. If you drive a big car here you are seen as a bit of a muppet."
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