Overnight stories that Jamie Heaslip and Sean O'Brien would be announced as Toulouse and Clermont signings have not materialized.

Both men are in negotiations with the IRFU as they're contracts but lucrative offers from France are believed to be on the table.

Toulouse currently sit second in the Top 14 4 points behind Clermont but both are top of their Heineken Cup pools.

Ex Leinster and Toulouse forward and Setanta Sports Top 14 rugby analyst Aiden Mc Cullen has been talking to us about the pro's and cons of moving to France for both the players themselves and the players around them at their current club.