The two teams are starting the season in a similar way, so what will the two teams look like on Saturday night in Chaban? Answers with Arnaud Carré from France Bleu Gironde and Jean-Gabriel Bontinck from Le Parisien.
Yannick Bru seems to want to adopt a strong rotation of his objective: nine changes before going to challenge Lyonhe still makes nine changes before hosting Racing. The idea of the Bordeaux manager is surely not to find his squad exhausted as at the end of last season. The locker room which will have to remain deaf to the relative extra-sporting agitation au transfert de Tevita Tatafu.****
A racing shake-up?
Deprived of the Arena defense which is recovering from the Olympic Games, affected by the departure of the South African world champion Siya Kolisi, Racing has had to deal in recent days with the Vinaya Habosi affair, placed in police custody for domestic violence. Facts which have impacted the group according to Stuart Lancaster who did not mince his words in the press conference: “éObviously, it had an impact on the group but today we have to concentrate on rugby. We have a huge match to play this weekend against Bordeaux. We have to be ready.” said the racing manager.
