the essential
For their last match of the calendar year, at Sapiac, this Friday evening (7:30 p.m.), against Oyonnax, the Sapiacains will test a completely new hinge, somewhat by force of circumstances.
The unavailability of Jérôme Bosviel, injured, and Thomas Fortunel (concussion protocol, in Béziers) led the staff to review its position. And so it is Baptiste Mouchous, excellent this season, who will give a helping hand at the opening this Friday evening (read on page 9). We will therefore carefully observe his association with Joe Powell to lead the game of the “Vert and black.” If the change is notable on this side, the staff has complete confidence at the back in the players who lost at Béziers, with Thomas Larregain at the back, Romain Fonnicola, and Josua Vici on the wings, and JT Jackson, and Simon Renda in the center. A single change on the back lines, and several on the side of the front eight, where we will obviously observe the touchline sector very carefully, failed at the Raoul-Barrière stadium. The captain of the day will be Fred Quercy who returns to his position on the left of the third row. Change of position for the other two since Kyllian Ringuet will start this time on the right, while Sikhumbuzo Notshe will attack the match in the 3rd center line position. Replacing last week in the 2nd line, in Béziers, Clément Bitz will this time start, associated with Victor Moreaux who continues with a new score sheet. As for the first line, Jérémie Maurouard at the heel, and Thomas Bué as the left pillar, are back, when it is Mirian Burduli who will start on the right, in place of Tietie Tuimauga. Finally, we will once again highlight the 6-2 on the sidelines.
The composition. Larregain; Fonnicola, JT Jackson, Renda, Vici; (o) Mouchous, (m) Powell; Quercy (cap), Notshe, Ringuet; Moreaux, Bitz; Burduli, Maurouard, Bué. On the substitutes’ bench: Firmin, Vanaï, Kanika, Bradshaw-Ryan, Viiga, Zabalza, Espeut, Seyrolle.
