TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - Veteran international lock Fabien Pelous is to stay a further year with Toulouse, the European Cup finalists announced on Friday.

The 34-year-old, who won a record 118 caps for France before retiring after last year's World Cup, will complete 11 seasons with the southwest side this month.

This year he has been reasonably injury free and has played throughout the domestic league campaign and in seven of the eight games that Toulouse have played en route to the European Cup final against Munster in Cardiff on May 24.