Jerome Kaino salutes the crowd after Toulouse s European Champions Cup final win at Twickenham.
Jerome Kaino pronounced he was “absolutely stoked’’ after he and fellow All Blacks World Champion Charlie Faumuina picked up European Champions Cup winners medals after Toulouse’s grand final victory over 14-man French rivals La Rochelle. Toulouse won a tense game at Twickenham on Saturday (Sunday NZ time) 22-17 after La Rochelle had Fijian test centre Levani Botia sent off for a high shot in the 30th minute before 10,000 fans.
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Referee Luke Pearce flashes a red card for La Rochelle’s Levani Botia (out of picture), with Toulouse ex-All Black prop Charlie Faumuina (L) looking on.
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Talented Vito, beast Kaino, ex-All Blacks eye elusive European Champions Cup
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20/05/2021 - 07:22 Victor Vito (L) and Jerome Kaino (R) have 114 New Zealand caps between them PHIL WALTER GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File 4 min
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Two Rugby World Cups apiece, a Super Rugby and a French Top 14 title is not a bad haul for a pair of former New Zealand back-rowers, but one trophy eludes Victor Vito and Jerome Kaino.
This weekend they meet at Twickenham for the European Champions Cup final as 34-year-old Vito s La Rochelle, making their first appearance in the top-tier decider, face 38-year-old Kaino s Toulouse, who last tasted continental success in 2010.