This Sunday, Perpignan will face the Cheetahs on the first day of the Challenge Cup.
Unsurprisingly, this competition really does not represent a priority for the Catalan club.
Thus, manager Franck Azéma decided to make a big turnover for this meeting.
Only Louis Dupichot at the back, and Sootala Fa'aso'o, who slides from the second to the third row, retain their place compared to the Top 14 match against Toulon last weekend.
As a reminder, the Catalan infirmary is full to bursting.
Add to that the players on leave and there are 17 members of the squad who will not be able to play this match against the Cheetahs.
Here is the list of 17 Catalan players unavailable this weekend:
Hooker Ignacio Ruiz (on leave), left props Giorgi Beria (thigh) and Bruce Devaux (pectoral), right prop Akato Fakatika (suspended), second rows Marvin Orie (herniated disc), Posolo Tuilagi (tibia fibula) and Adrien Warion (concussion), third lines Lucas Bachelier (shoulder), Alan Brazo (knee), Joaquín Oviedo (time off), Patrick Sobela (thumb) and Jacobus van Tonder (knee), scrum-half Gela Aprasidze (time off), fly-halfs Tommaso Allan (calf) and Jake McIntyre (pectoral), as well as wingers Lucas Dubois (fibula) and Théo Forner (knee). ) are unavailable.
15. Louis Dupichot – 14. Jefferson-Lee Joseph, 13. Job Poulet, 12. Apisai Naqalevu, 11. Setareki Toganiyadrava – (o) 10. Antoine Aucagne, (m) 9. Sadek Deghmache – 7. Alessandro Ortombina, 8. Sootala Fa'aso'o, 6. Noé Della Schiava – 5. Mathieu Tanguy, 4. Bastien Chinarro – 3. Nemo Roelofse, 2. Victor Montgaillard (cap.), 1. Lorencio Boyer-Gallardo.
Substitutes:
16. Vakhtang Jintcharadze, 17. Joan Barcenilla d'Onghia, 18. Pietro Ceccarelli, 19. Max Hicks, 20. Lucas Velarte, 21. James Hall, 22. Gabin Kretchmann, 23. Eneriko Buliruarua.
