In this post I'm going to be talking about how rugby union clubs like Toulon buy players.  I will describe the inputs and processes and then obviously the output is the player. 
Unlike other sports like Soccer and American Football, there is no set time that transfers can happen only in this set time. 
What usually happens is that when a player's contract at a club is coming to an end, other teams will put in offers to that player to try and get them to their club.  If the team that the player is currently at want to keep said player they will also give contract offers to the player.  The player will look over these offers and will choose the one he wants.  Which one they choose can be for a variety of different reasons, whether it be money, importance in the team's set up or even the place where the club is based.
Once they choose their favourite contract they will accept the offer and then move to the other team when their contract with their current team runs at the end of the current season.
The reason Toulon get so many world-class players is because they have a perfect mixture of all the things players look for in a team.  They can give players amazing salaries, Toulon is a beautiful city and the players they sign will always have a good position on the team.

In this picture it shows Toulon lifting the Heineken Cup.  In this post I’m going to be follow up from the last post and talk about how Toulon have continued buying foreign players to boost the power of their team.  It has been working very well for them, they have had a very successful few years.  They have won the Top 14 a few years in a row.  They have also won the European Cup 3 years consecutively.  This is very impressive and Toulon have been the most successful team in world rugby at the moment.  So clearly buying these foreign players has clearly been working for them.  In recent years they have brought in players like Australia’s Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell and Johnny Wilkinson of England, probably the most influential players of this era for Toulon.  Just season they brought in Ma’a Nonu of New Zealand and Duane Vermulen of South Africa and also Quade Cooper of Australia.  These have all been massive signings for Toulon and they have all had massive impacts on the Toulon team.
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This is the link for the photo

Toulon is a city based in Southern France, the club Toulon RC is based in this city and was set up in 1908, 108 years ago.  They play in the Stade Mayol which holds about 15,000 people, but due to their recent success in most competitions they compete in they have moved to the Stade Velodrome in Marseille which holds about 60,000 people.  They played 5 matches there between 2008-2011, but now they play most matches there. 
In the early 2000's the club was struggling massively.  They were relegated into the Pro D2 which is the second division in France.  Mourad Boudjellal then bought the club and promised to invent a new team.  He started signing world class players from the southern hemisphere as they brought more flare and talent to the team.  He brought in players like Tana Umaga and Dan Luger of Zealand an South Africa.  These players wages were a massive amount of money for that time.  This then started a trend and Toulon are still buying foreign players from the Southern Hemisphere, I have pointed this out in my last two blogs.