This Saturday in the shock of this 14th day of the championship, the Toulouse leader moves onto the pitch at Stade Rochelais.
As announced, Stade Toulousain is running this Saturday. Traveling to the pitch of its rival La Rochelle, the Rouge et Noir arrive without their main executives, Dupont, Ramos, Ntamack or Willis, among others. The reason? The latter will all fly the day after the match for a 12-hour flight to South Africa, in order to challenge the Durban Sharks, Saturday January 11 at 4:15 p.m., as part of the 3rd day of Champions Cup.
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Thus, Ugo Mola made numerous turnovers to challenge the Maritimes. Lacombre (20 years old), Hawkes (22 years old), Daroque (19 years old), Delpy (21 years old), Pouzelgues (21 years old), Alary (18 years old) and Épée are all starting for the first time this season. The Olympic champion has had his first start with the Rouge et Noir since February 25 against Pau.
Without forgetting the great return of Cyril Baille, who had not been seen on the pitch since the semi-final at Stade Toulousain against La Rochelle last June and his serious injury. He is named captain for the occasion, the only thirty-year-old on a match sheet which displays an average age of just over 22!
In the center, Paul Costes is associated with Lucas Vignères, while the Japanese Naoto Saito, ill, does not appear on the match sheet. Surprise of this composition, the presence on the bench of the Italian Ange Capuozzo, who we could have hoped to rest with the other executives. Precisely, it is a fairly experienced bench which will take over in the second half at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre. The young left pillar Benjamin Bertrand, 21, excellent against Lyon when he came into play two weeks ago, is among the finishers, alongside Joël Merkler, Anthony Jelonch and Julien Marchand.
