Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Friday October 18, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.
Having entered the game last week against Clermont for his big return to the Top 14, with this sensational hat-trick achieved in less than ten minutes, Antoine Dupont will this time start on Saturday evening in Pau. The Blues star will be associated with Argentinian fly-half Juan Cruz Mallia.
Coming into play at the start of the second half last weekend against Clermont, Antoine Dupont had a great performance as soon as he appeared on the pitch at the Ernest-Wallon stadium, with three tries scored in less than ten minutes. Pau can therefore tremble. Because this time, the superstar of the XV of France and of this Stade Toulousain who had corrected the Auvergnats on his lawn (48-14) will be present on the lawn from the kick-off, this Saturday evening (9:05 p.m.) on the occasion the movement of Dupont and the big Toulouse armada into the lair of the Section for the 7th day of Top 14. A week after making his comeback on the lawns of the French championship as a substitute three and a half months more later, the gold medalist of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer with the Blues of 7 will this time start.
Associated with Mallia in hinge
A first start this season for the star scrum half of the double French champions, who will start the match against the Palois at the hinge alongside Argentine fly-half Juan Cruz Mallia, who benefits in particular from the absences of the two French internationals Romain Ntamack and Thomas Ramos, who will be replaced by Blair Kinghorn at full-back. Unavailability which also forced Toulouse coach Ugo Mola to make eight changes compared to the last match. The vast majority concerns the forward packs, with six alterations, and a completely revised first line, with the starts against the Béarnais of Rodrigue Neti, Julien Marchand and Dorian Aldegheri.
Toulouse’s starting XV against Pau
Kinghorn – Capuozzo, Costes, Ahki, Lebel – (o) Mallia, (m) Dupont – Willis, Roumat, Banos – Flament, Arnold – Aldegheri, Marchand (cap), Neti
Substitutes : Cramont, Reilhes, Meafou, Brennan, Saito, Delibes, Bituniata, Merkler
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