The former All Black captain tana Umaga has finished off a testing French club season by scoring a try in Toulon's 23-3 win over Montpellier.
The player-coach was under a lot of pressure to stay in the top-14 this season and he achieved that with Toulon finishing 9th overall.
He will hope for happier times next term especially with the arrival of director of rugby Philippe Saint Andre and several fresh faces.
Biarritz rescued a modest season by taking the fifth and final European Cup place with a resounding 38-10 defeat of Montauban in the final round.
Even without Dan Carter Perpignan finished top and they along with Toulouse, Clermont and Stade Francais will now fight it out for the French Championship.
