Jonny Wilkinson may have had an off-form season for England, for whom he was dropped during the Six Nations, but his on-field presence with Toulon could see him net his first club silverware in six years.
The Mediterranean club, bankrolled by Mourad Boudjellal, who made his fortunes from the comic book industry, face Welsh region Cardiff Blues in the final of the European Challenge Cup at Marseille's Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
Toulon, smarting from missing out on a place in the Top 14 final after losing 35-29 in an extra-time thriller to Clermont last week, boast a cosmopolitan squad and just two Frenchman in their starting XV: unheralded fullback Clement Marienval and winger Jeremy Sinzelle.
Wilkinson has been the key playmaker for the club now coached by Philippe Saint-Andre and captained by ex-Springbok flanker Joe van Niekerk, and has set his sights on a trophy - his last coming when Newcastle won the 2004 English Cup.
"I am not one to rest on my laurels or former glories," said the outside-half who kicked the extra-time drop-goal that sealed England's World Cup win in 2003.
"The next game is all you have got. For me there is nothing more important right now than trying to make the end of this season a success.
"To build and build for the season and have this opportunity at the end of it to win something is enormous," Wilkinson was quoted by The Times newspaper as saying.
Cardiff Blues have found their way into the Challenge Cup final via the European Cup, where they finished as the third best runner-up and went straight into the knock-out phase of the lesser tournament.
But Blues coach David Young said his team, which has enjoyed a few extra days off after narrowly missing out on the play-off stages of the Celtic League, were delighted to have got this far.
"I think you would go a long way to beat the European Cup semi-final last season but if Sunday's game is not a bigger match then it's certainly equal to it," said the former Wales and British Lion prop.
"It's a European competition final and everyone is looking forward to it.
"Toulon are an extremely strong side who finished second in the French league and have world stars across the board. They are a typical French team, in so much as they are strong up front with very good set piece but they also have a lot of flair behind.
"However, I have confidence in our team who have performed outstandingly, especially toward the business end of the season.
"It promises to be a great occasion and it would be great if we could back with some silverware and end the season on a high."
It will be a farewell game for emblematic Blues No 8 Xavier Rush, the former All Black who has gelled the Welsh capital's side since his arrival from Japan but who has signed for Ulster for next season.
The match at Stade Velodrome, home of Marseille football club, is set to break the record for the tournament final attendance -- currently 31,986 in 1999 -- with some 50,000 tickets already sold.
