At the end of the 12th day of Top 14, this Sunday, December 22, the reigning French champion Toulouse travels to Matmut Stadium in Lyon.
The end of year holidays are approaching, but the Top 14 is not letting up. Leader of the championship before the start of this 12th day, Toulouse headed towards the east of France to challenge Lyon, poorly ranked (13th) and which has just changed its organization chart with the arrival of Karim Ghezal.
For this trip to the Rhône, Ugo Mola made strong choices after the Champions Cup interlude: Antoine Dupont, Thomas Ramos and Romain Ntamack, who have played a lot since the start of this season, were rested. The French internationals will therefore not participate in this Lyon – Toulouse. The Rouge et Noir still have resources since they have some strong returns like the international Anthony Jelonch. In any case, for the Puma Juan Cruz Mallia, Toulouse will not look for any excuses: “We always try to give the best. We also have a very long squad. Internal competition in each competition or in each training session increases a little the level of everyone and obviously the level of the team too. I think it's a little thanks to this competition that we started the season well. I hope it will continue like this, because it helps us. grow and that makes the team evolve.”
In front of the press, the LOU attack coach AB Zondagh analyzed these absences. “When they don't field players from the French team, Toulouse plays with those from the French team for the next few years. And then, beyond their individualities, it's the quality of their playing base which is their strength. Regardless of the players lined up, they move to wage war first in the rucks, that's where they hurt everyone. And that's where we will have to respond first. place to hope for something.”
As part of this 12th day of the championship, the Top 14 offers a shock: Lyon – Toulouse. This game will kick off at 9:05 p.m.
As is the case for all the posters of the Top 14, you will have one and only choice to see this Lyon – Toulouse. This poster will be broadcast by Canal. You will therefore have to tune into Canal +.
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- Le XV de départ de Lyon : 15. Tchaptchet ; 14. Ioane, 13. Radradra, 12. Maraku, 11. Niniashvili ; 10. Berdeu, 9. Couilloud (chap.) ; 7. Saghinadze, 8. Botha, 6. Cretin ; 5. Lavanini, 4. Géraci; 3. Ainsley, 2. Matavesi, 1. Kaabèche.
- The starting XV of Toulouse: 15. Kinghorn; 14. Bituniata, 13. Costes, 12. Ahki, 11. Capuozzo ; 10. Mallia, 9. Graou ; 7. Castro-Ferreira, 8. Jelonch, 6. Banos ; 5. Vergé, 4. J. Brennan ; 3. Merkler, 2. Mauvaka (cap.), 1. Ainu'u.
- Winamax: Lyon (1.92) – Draw (19.00) – Toulouse (1.88).
- Let's bet on Sport: Lyon (1.95) – Draw (20.00) – Toulouse (1.75).
- Unibet : Lyon (2.00) – Nul (20.50) – Toulouse (1.75).
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