Toulouse beats La Rochelle in the half: problems for Ugo Mola before the Top 14 final?

Winner of his semi-final against La Rochelle, Toulouse qualified for the final by paying a high price. Ugo Line and the staff of the Stade Toulouse have lost several players to injuriesand might have some questions to ask themselves when preparing for the last meeting of the season.

Toulouse in the Top 14 final: several injuries to deplore

Confrontations against La Rochelle and its titanic pack often leave their mark, especially when it comes to final phase matches. The Top 14 half did not escape the rule, Cyril Baille being the main victim with a serious injury to his left ankle.

In addition, a big question mark has appeared regarding the Matthis Lebel case. Author of the last try of the match, the winger “blocked his back” when scoring, or during the celebrations, and left the Bordeaux enclosure on crutches.

The cards shuffled into 1^time ligne ?

Cyril Baille’s season having already ended (the operation is planned for Monday), a place is therefore freed on the left of the Toulouse scrum. We can imagine that it will return to his replacement Rodrigue Neti, usual understudy for the left-hander of the XV of France.

However, the versatility of David Ainu’u could also allow him to apply as a starter for the final, especially since his entry during the semi-final was, as usual, more than conclusive. In any case, it is entirely possible to see the American change sides, with Joel Merkler coming to take a right-handed place on the bench.

Regarding the rear triangle, the evolution of Matthis Lebel’s injury will be monitored during the week. If he were to withdraw from the final, there would be no shortage of candidates to replace him between Ange Capuozzo, Arthur Retière, Dimitri Delibes, Lucas Tauzin, etc.

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