Aviron Bayonnais: Manu Tuilagi and Guillaume Martocq at the center in Toulon, eleven changes in the team

Thursday 21st November 2024 10:17 AM

A reworked team, but far from being a B team. For the trip to Toulon this Saturday, November 23, as part of the 10th day of Top 14, the staff of theRowing Bayonnais expected to make eleven changes from the team that won earlier this month against Stade Toulousain in Jean-Dauger (12-8). Enough to bring fresh blood while maintaining the presence of executives who structure the group.

Thus, on the front line, only Swan Cormenier continues. Lucas Martin (2nd start) and Pascal Cotet (3rd) should start on the Mayol pitch. Complete change in the second line with Denis Marchois and Lucas Paulos and in the third line, the only survivor is Giovanni Habel-Küffner, shifted to the wing. Baptiste Héguy would start in the other lane, and Uzair Cassiem, spared against Toulouse, would find his place with the number “eight” on his back.

Spinning wheel back on the bench

Behind, Manu Tuilagi and Yohan Orabé would keep their place. Complete change of hinge: Baptiste Germain and Joris Segonds in place of Maxime Machenaud and Camille Lopez. Then, on the three-quarter line, Arnaud Erbinartégaray and Aurélien Callandret would occupy the wings, while Guillaume Martocq, who has just extended with Aviron, will form the pair in the center with Tuilagi.

Note on the bench, the use of Baptiste Chouzenoux as a 2nd line and the return of Guillaume Rouet. The first held this position 14 times during his professional career. As for the 36-year-old scrum half, he was sidelined for more than a month and a half after suffering a thigh muscle injury during training.

Composition of Aviron Bayonnais

1- Swan CORMENIER; 2- Lucas MARTIN; 3- Pascal QOTET
4- Denis MARCHOIS; 5- Lucas PAULOS
6- Giovanni HABEL-KÜFFNER ; 8- Uzair CASSIEM ; 7- Baptist HEGUY

9- Baptiste GERMAIN ; 10- Joris SEGONDS
11- Arnaud ERBINARTEGARAY ; 12- Bird TUILAG ; 13- William MARTOCQ; 14- Aurélien CALLANDRET
15- Yohan ORABÉ

Substitutes: 16- Facundo BOSCH ; 17-Andy BORDELAI; 18- Baptiste CHOUZENOUX ; 19- Esteban CAPILLA ; 20- Guillaume ROUET ; 21- Camille LOPEZ ; 22- Tom SPRING ; 23- Pieter SCHOLTZ.