According to our information, several Top 14 clubs are wondering about the future of their players likely to be reserves with the French XV for the match against the Argentinians on Friday, in order to know if they apply for the Top 14 day of this weekend. The question had already arisen in 2021.
This is a question that torments several Top 14 managers. Will they be able to count on the five players who will be declared reserves for the following Top 14 day? The Blues must face the Pumas on Friday evening at the Stade de France at 9:10 p.m. at the end of the November test sequence. The next day, the 10th will be heldth day of Top 14 including a Vannes – Bordeaux, a Toulouse – Perpignan or the Paris – Racing Paris region derby which takes place on Sunday evening.
For the moment, Fabien Galthié is working with a group of 42 players. This Tuesday evening, the coach must release 14 players in order to respect the FFR – LNR convention. 14 players who could be used by their club in the championship this weekend. Wednesday at 11 a.m., the coach will unveil his starting XV, as well as his famous eight “finishers” for the match against Argentina. There will remain five so-called reserve players, likely to be included in the match sheet until the very last moment in order to compensate for a possible withdrawal. The fact remains that at the start of the match, their mission with the Blues is over.
Carbonel had played in 2021 with Toulon
This is where certain Top 14 clubs were awaiting responses this Monday morning from the Blues staff and in particular the identity of future reservists in order to consider their use or not. During the last similar case, France – Scotland in 2021 during the 6 Nations, the five reservists were Bougarit, Aldegheri, Woki, Couilloud and Carbonel, only the latter had played with his club RCT on Sunday evening in Lyon. The others had been left to rest and the opener had started. At the time, manager of Toulon, Patrice Collazo regretted his decision: “I would have done better to leave him in Marcoussis, it would have been better for him”. Toulon lost heavily 54-16.
What will the clubs concerned do this year? We can think that the two Ile-de-France clubs which face each other on Sunday evening will look closely at the fate of their players, in particular Cameron Woki or Léo Barré with the Blues. In Bordeaux, who play in Vannes (Saturday at 9 p.m.), we will also be paying attention to the future of Maxime Lamothe, Marko Gazzotti, Maxime Lucu, Temo Matiu and even Pierre Bochaton. This weekend, according to our information, Lucu, Lamothe and Gazotti were reserves. HAS follow…
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