TOULON: Former Leicester boss Richard Cockerill joined French giants Toulon as a consultant on Friday just four days after being sacked by the English club where he'd spent 12 years on the coaching staff.
The 46-year-old has been brought on board at the three-time European champions by fellow Englishman Mike Ford, the team's recently-installed head coach.
"Cockerill will arrive in the coming days," said a Toulon statement.
The former England hooker, 46, was head coach at Leicester since 2010, winning four league titles, but was sacked after a 16-12 home defeat to defending champions Saracens at the weekend.
That loss left Leicester in fifth spot in the Premiership, 15 points adrift of leaders Wasps.
Capped 27 times by England, Cockerill is no stranger to France having played at Montferrand from 2002-2004.
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