Wilkinson played 40 minutes of Toulon’s opening match – against Brive – but missed Friday’s 33-19 win over Racing Metro 92 to allow him to rest.

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Wilkinson, 30, looked impressive against Brive, slotting two out of two penalties and hurling himself into tackles with his customary zeal as he made his playing comeback after 10 months out following a dislocated knee.

Wilkinson’s half-back partner is set to be fellow new signing Pierre Mignoni, while former Saracens favourite Kris Chesney continues in the second row, partnered by Esteban Lozada. Tom Sourice, Olivier Missoup and Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe make up the back row, while South African Ross Skeate is on the bench after overcoming a “niggling rib injury”. Scotland’s Rory Lamont looks set to start at full-back, with former Cardiff centre Jamie Robinson battling it out with Sonny Bill Williams for the No 13 shirt.

The Brumbies will be hoping to build on their impressive 17-0 win against Perpignan as they complete their four-match French tour. They lost their opening two matches to Bourgoin and Bayonne.

Bayonne were victorious again on Wednesday as they saw off Ireland’s Ulster 17-10 in front a 10,000 strong crowd. The Basques ran in two tries as they opened up a 14-3 half-time lead, with scoring restricted after the break following a torrential downpour.

Montpellier continued their own pre-season build up with a 24-19 victory against English champions Leicester Tigers on Wednesday evening.

Montpellier’s Ollie Smith scored a try against his former club – one of two for the French side as they battled back from 19-18 down at half-time. Winger Jacques Boussuge claimed their other try, while full-back Olivier Sarramea kicked four penalties and a conversion.

Leicester’s first-half scores came from Matt Smith, Jack Cobden and Lewis Moody, with Bill Twelvetrees kicking two of his three conversion attempts.

Three players received yellow cards, with Leicester’s Craig Newby and Robbie Harris following Jerome Vallee into the sin-bin.

Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill told the Leicester Mercury: “I am pleased with the attitude of the players. Obviously we would like to win but it’s not about that at this stage.

“There were lots of really nice things. We scored three good tries. I am really happy with the young guys and pretty much everybody in the squad got some game time.”

Leicester play their second match in France on Saturday when they take on Castres at Camares.

Leicester included French triallist Nicolas Jeanjean, with the full-back also set to feature against Castres as Cockerill runs the rule over the former international.

Wednesday’s victory over Leicester, meanwhile, follows Montpellier’s hard-fought 12-5 win against Sale Sharks in their opening match of the Challenge Armand Vaquerin on Sunday.

Clermont coach Vern Cotter will have Thomas Domingo, Jamie Cudmore, Gonzalo Canale and Seremaia Bai at his disposal for the Saturday’s friendly against Glasgow Warriors at Issoire. All four missed Les Jaunards’ opening game, a 40-28 defeat at Biarritz. Scrum-half Morgan Parra has been passed fit to play but Benoit Baby will be absent due to an injury sustained against ‘Les Biarrots’.