Michael Murphy is mixing it with Clermont’s stars and the Donegal man does not look out of place

Maybe Michael can give them some advice on landing the big one.

The 2012 All-Ireland winning captain has touched down on France's Massif Central to take part in this year's #TheToughest Trade. Donegal's totem, Michael Murphy, is training with perennial Champions Cup challengers Clermont-Auvergne as part of this year's AIB-sponsored experiment, which sees GAA stars swap their own code for a new sport, with a professional going in the other direction. For this year's show, Shane Williams has already braved the snow flurries of Donegal to score 0-4 for Glenswilly earlier this month. Now it is the turn of Murphy to mix it with the Top 14 giants. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/819910580987461637 The 27-year-old has arrived in central France, where the French club are currently celebrating a golden opportunity to gain revenge on their great rivals Toulon. Drawn at home to the three-time champions in the quarter-finals, Joe Schmidt's old team will potentially never have a better chance to break their European duck. Having lost finals in 2013 and 2015 to Toulon, the home of the Top 14 leaders will no doubt be an upbeat place to train this week. The French club will be putting Murphy through their paces as they prepare for Sunday's trip to Bordeaux and, judging by the pictures they have posted to their Twitter account this morning, Murphy is settling in well. https://twitter.com/ASMOfficiel/status/823802167303827456 https://twitter.com/ASMOfficiel/status/823839685864722433 The towering midfielder/full-forward has the build of a rugby player, we all knew that, but it would seem he may have the hands too. Throw him in against Bordeaux, be damned, let him square up to Ian Madigan and Adam Ashley-Cooper - that would make for some quality television. https://twitter.com/AIB_GAA/status/823608899307798528