Return to the Top 14 for RC Vannes with the reception of Bayonne, Saturday (4:30 p.m.), at La Rabine. For this match, the Vannes staff brought out the big team. As expected, winger Salesi Rayasi, spared against Gloucester, is back. Just like the pair of Saili-Costosseque centers.
In the absence of Bautista Pedemonte, injured in the knee, Simon Augry will accompany captain Francisco Gorrissen and Sione Kalamafoni in the third line. Unsurprisingly, the Ruru-Lafage hinge is aligned against his former team.
In the second row, Fabrice Metz and Éric Marks are back in the XV. Cyril Blanchard will start at hooker and Pat Leafa will be a replacement while Théo Béziat, injured in his back, is absent.
The compositions
RC VALVES: 15. Surano – 14. Benmegal, 13. Costossèque, 12. Saili, 11. Rayasi – 10. Lafage, 9. Ruru – 7. Gorrissen (cap), 8. Kalamafoni, 6. Augry – 5. Metz, 4. Marks – 3. Medrano, 2. Blanchard, 1. Vunipola.
Substitutes: Leafa, Djehi, Bresler, Mézou, Boulier, Le Bail, Vili, Bourgeois.
Manager : Jean-Noël Spitzer.
BAYONNE : 15. Tiberghien, 14. Carreras, 13. Maqala, 12. Tuilagi, 11. Spring, 10 Segonds, 9. Machenaud, 7. Capilla, 8. Habel-Küffner, 6. Bruni, 5. Paulos, 4. Chouzenoux ( cap), 3. Cotet, 2. Martin, 1. Cormenier.
Substitutes: Van Jaarsveld, Bordelai, Poloniati, Heguy, Cassiem, Rouet, Lopez, Tagi.
Manager: Grégory Patat.
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