Lyon – Stade Toulousain: many changes and important returns… Discover the composition of the “rouge et noir”

After two weeks of Champions Cup, the championship resumes its rights this weekend with the 12th day of Top 14. Stade Toulousain travels to Lyon, currently 13th in the ranking. This Saturday afternoon, Ugo Mola and his staff announced the composition of the team for this last away match of the year.

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We note no less than 14 changes compared to the team which started against Exeter last Sunday (61-21): only Juan Cruz Mallia, who started on the wing, is renewed, this time at opening.

At hooker, Peato Mauvaka regains his starting place after an absence due to concussion. He will be surrounded by David Ainu'u and Joël Merkler. Without Julien Marchand (rest) or Guillaume Cramont (injury), it is the young Thomas Lacombre who takes his place on the bench. The second line will be made up of Joshua Brennan and Clément Vergé.

Also the victim of a concussion against Racing on November 30, Anthony Jelonch returns to the third row alongside Léo Banos and Mathis Castro-Ferreira. He will even wear the captain's armband in the absence of Antoine Dupont, left to rest just like François Cros, Romain Ntamack et Matthis Lebel.

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Ange Capuozzo, Blair Kinghorn and Setareki Bituniyata will form the back triangle, while Paul Costes will accompany Pita Ahki in the center. In the scrum, Paul Graou was preferred to Naoto Saito. The Japanese takes his place on a bench in 6-2 alongside Nelson Épée, who signs his second score sheet of the season.