Left to rest and absent last week at Soyaux-Angoulême, fly-half Lucas Méret will find his place at Aurillac where his kicking game should be very useful. A sector of play that will absolutely need to be taken care of, hence the presence of several gunners like Thomas Lhusero (scrum half), Joris Moura (back) and Gauthier Minguillon (winger). Enough to light fuses in all corners of the field, when the forwards will also be heavily called upon during what should resemble a real battle in the trenches.
“We took the strongest possible”
“We took the strongest possible, those for whom we have no doubt about their commitment and who disappointed us the least” warned manager Fabien Fortassin, who with his staff also made up a bench with 6 forwards , because we can’t get through this match. » While his team, which “needs points”, will try to achieve its first victory on the lawn of the Jean-Alric stadium from which it has each time returned empty-handed during its short history in Pro D2, the staff of Valence-Romans has carried out a large turnover.
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Of the 15 days that tasted defeat last Friday, only three managed to save their place in the starting XV. With the exception of Ryan McCauley (2nd line), and Loan Réal (3rd wing line), all the forwards were changed. The Lhusero-Méret ”type” hinge will succeed that composed by Matteo Rodor and Joris Moura, who will continue at the rear. And the third survivor is none other than Anatole Pauvert who is preparing to return to the center. Also note, the 3rd match sheet of 2nd line Nathan Huguen, and the firsts of hooker Brice Humbert and winger Gauthier Minguillon…
The composition
15 Moura – 14 Minguillon, 13 Pauvert, 12 Marrou, 11 Mawalu – 10 Méret (o.), 9 Lhusero (m.) – 8 Vachon, 7 Real, 6 Roux – 5 Huguen, 4 Mc Cauley (cap.) – 3 Milasinovich, 2 Marco-Pena, 1 Aléo.
Substitutes: 16 Humbert, 17 Royer, 18 Bholi, 19 Spanderashvili, 20 Menzel, 21 Neiceru, 22 Massot, 23 Vial.
Senegal
