Which team will Union Bègles-Bordeaux bring to La Rabine on Saturday evening? The last finalist of the championship had around ten players who left for Marcoussis with the French team, not counting the foreigners who had also joined their national team. Three days before the match, the only certainty is that Marco Gazzotti, Yoram Moefana and Louis Bielle-Barey will not see La Rabine, they are starters with the XV of France which will face Argentina the evening before at the Stade de France.
Argentinians who should also include a Bordeaux player, Guido Petti, who started against Ireland last week.
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For the other UBB internationals, uncertainties remain. Jallibert, who wanted to join his club last week rather than being a reservist, will certainly be on the field. Damian Penaud, called up for this fall tour, did not play any of the three matches. His withdrawal against Japan was linked to a virus but Fabien Galthié has not called him back since… Romain Buros, author of a try last Saturday against the Blacks should have continued on Friday against Argentina. “It was planned on the match sheet,” said the coach of the French XV yesterday morning during the press conference. He trained with us on Tuesday but hasn't fully recovered from a thigh crutch. He was so honest with us, and after Tuesday's practice he told us he wasn't sure he would be 100% on Friday. » Could it be with 24 more hours?
Finally four other players, the hooker Pierre Bochaton, the 3e line Pierre Bochaton and Temo Matiu and scrum-half Maxime Lucu are not in the 23 on the scoresheet. They could be released as early as this Thursday if they are not one of the 5 reserve players (who could be called up to play at the last minute). Even as reserves, it is not impossible that they could find their team to play on Saturday evening. It remains to be seen whether Yannick Bru and his staff will want to call on these players who have not trained at all in their club?
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