Bourgoin lost a feisty match 15-3 against Northampton Saints at the Twickenham Stoop, and Frier has now been summoned to answer a charge that he punched prop Euan Murray. He will go before the disciplinary committee in Dublin on Thursday charged with ‘contravention of Law 10.4 (a)’.

Bourgoin sub Thomas Genevois has also been called up after his red card in the same match for punching Courtney Lawes.

The Top 14 club had called for Lawes himself to be cited for a late tackle on Morgan Parra which resulted in the international scrum-half having to pull out of France’s summer tours to New Zealand and Australia.

The independent disciplinary committee will be chaired by Pat Barriscale.

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Stade Francais signing Ollie Phillips has been shortlisted for the IRB Sevens Player of the Year award. The England captain, who recently signed for the Paris giants from Newcastle Falcons, is one of six players up for the award.

“It would be a massive honour to be named Sevens Player of the Year. It would cap off a great season,” said Phillips.

Phillips inspired England to their maiden success in Wellington in February and a home success at the London Sevens last weekend.

Toulon centre Sonny Bill Williams has played down his prospects of representing the All Blacks at the 2011 World Cup, indicating that he may prolong his stay in France rather than head back to New Zealand.

The former Bulldogs rugby league signed a one-year extension with Toulon this season, and was widely believed to be eyeing up a possible move back home in time to get selected for the 2011 squad.

But the 23-year-old appears to be having second thoughts about that following a successful first season in France.

“When I first went to rugby I wanted it all, and I still do want it all because I am very driven, but I’ve realised that the idea of going back to New Zealand and trying to play for the All Blacks is not as much on the cards as I had first thought,” he told the Herald.

“I’m enjoying my time in France. I just want to learn the game to be considered a world-class rugby player,” he added.

Elsewhere, Guinness Premiership side Leeds Carnegie have confirmed the signing of Biarritz’s Samoan wing Henry Fa’afili.

The 28-year-old returns to Britain, where he previously played rugby league for Warrington Wolves, following two years with the French side.

Another player on the move is Romanian Petru Balan, the former Biarritz prop who joined Brive during the season as a ‘medical joker’. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract with relegated Dax.

Mont-de-Marsan, who were also relegated, have also been in the transfer market, snapping up fly-half Thibault Duvallet from Union Bordeaux-Begles and flanker Soane Toevalu from Toulon.

The club was given a further boost with captain Jerome Dhien extending for a year, while Frederic Urruty has signed his first professional contract.

Fellow Prod2 outfit SU Agen have signed centre Junior Pelesasa, 28, on a three-year deal from Western Force, in Australia. The New Zealand born 28-year-old started his career in rugby league with Brisbane Broncos, but has gone on to represent Australia ‘A’ at union after switching codes.