Fresh blood for the trip to Abbé-Deschamps. As part of the 23rd day of Top 14the staff of theRowing Bayonnais makes eleven changes compared to the team that lost the match against UBBto go and face the Racing 92 in Auxerre. On the front line, change of the two pillars, with Swan Cormenier and Luke Tagi. In the second row, Denis Marchois finds position “4”, which shifts Thomas Ceyte to “5” and sends Lucas Paulos to the bench. The other two changes in the pack are in the third row, with the tenure of Rémi Bourdeau and Rodrigo Bruni.
On the back lines, Aviron Bayonnais will have to do without Guillaume Rouet, who has a knee injury. The question of an operation still arises regarding the player from Hasparren. Four other changes should be highlighted: Aurélien Callandret and Rémy Baget will occupy the wings, Tom Spring should be aligned at the back. Finally, Reece Hodge, the versatile three-quarter, will occupy the center. His fifth match of the season, he who only played five games, hampered by a stubborn foot injury. His last appearance dates back to March 9 during the trip to Pau.
Returns from Iturria and Maqala
Under the sun which flooded Jean-Dauger’s lawn this Thursday, May 9, the Ciel et Blanc group was complete, or almost. Players like Sireli Maqala (five matches played) and Arthur Iturria (absent since the end of March) have returned to collective training and should apply next week, for the reception in Perpignan. Yohann Orabé should play again with the Espoirs this weekend, after shin splints which required an operation at the start of the year. Only Pascal Cotet, Pieter Scholtz and Gaëtan Germain have finished their season.
“Guillaume was sparedexplains Grégory Patat, the Bayonne manager. His knee is bothering him. We have to see how his performances are and how he can perform with this knee. We will do everything to support him, but it is certain that if Guillaume can make it to the end of the year, it is better because he is an important person in the group. We will advise accordingly… if his knee bothers him too much, it is not doing him any favors. Today, the goal is to return to this Racing match, to integrate players who had had little time and to see them. And for the long-term injured, the goal is for them to do a full week and be able to train normally from Monday. A player, as soon as he can train properly on Monday, he is potentially fit for the next match.”
The probable composition
1- Swan CORMENIER; 2- Vincent GIUDICELLI; 3- Luke TAGI
4- Denis MARCHOIS (c); 5- Thomas CEYTE
6- Pierre HUGUET; 8- Rodrigo BRUNI; 7- Rémi BOURDEAU
9- Maxime MACHENAUD; 10- Camille LOPEZ
11- Aurélien CALLANDRET; 12- Federico MORI; 13- Reece HODGE; 14- Rémy BAGET
15- Tom SPRING
Substitutes: 16-Facundo BOSCH; 17- Matis PERCHAUD; 18- Lucas PAULOS; 19- Baptiste HÉGUY; 20- Gela APRASIDZE; 21- Guillaume MARTOCQ; 22- Arnaud ERBINARTEGARAY; 23- Tevita TATAFU
