France hooker Mauvaka returns after eight-month layoff

A key player with 42 caps and five starts for champions France in the last Six Nations championship, Mauvaka picked up a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee during a training session with Toulouse last April. The 28-year-old will be on the bench against Perpignan on Saturday when the Top 14 leaders travel to play the bottom-placed team for round 14. "His injury has progressed well, we're on schedule," Toulouse forwards coach Virgile Lacombe told a press conference. The New Caledonian native...