Alivereti Raka will not play in the Challenge Cup semi-final against the Durban Sharks. According to our information, the Clermont winger suffers from a finger injury and will be too tight to make the trip to London.
Hard blow for Clermont. Two days before its Challenge Cup semi-final against the Durban Sharks, ASM deplores the withdrawal of Alivereti Raka, according to our information. The Clermont winger suffers from a finger injury and has not trained all week. Already affected in this area before the reception at Stade Français, Raka held on and even scored a powerful hat-trick against the Pink Soldiers. Author of ten tries this season, the international winger entered the top 10 best scorers in the history of the French championship last weekend.
Jurand on pole
Faced with this package, Christophe Urios should line up Joris Jurand against the South Africans. The former Brive winger has scored eight tries in thirteen games with ASM this season and will have a great opportunity to show off at the Twickenham Stoop. In a different style from Raka, Jurand has the advantage of being versatile and could be called upon to play fullback if necessary. For the rest, no injuries have been reported since the convincing success obtained against Stade Français.
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