Aidan McCullen has agreed a two-year deal with Heineken Cup finalists Toulouse.
The 28-year-old has featured prominently for the province at times this season without ever holding down a regular spot under Declan Kidney, but now moves to France where his game should improve no end.
"I'm delighted obviously to be joining such a massive club with the set-up they have," he said over the weekend.
"Perhaps the curse of being able to play in a few positions has for once worked in my favour, and with the squad rotation they use in Toulouse I should get more opportunities.
"It's an exciting challenge and it's given me some light at the end of the tunnel. They're good people in Toulouse as well. Although it's a big club, it's also a very close-knit one and everybody involved off the pitch seems to be a former player."
