The rejuvenated composition of Stade Toulousain
15. Alary; 14. Épée, 13. Vignères, 12. Costes, 11. Pouzelgues; 10. Delpy, 9. Daroque; 7. Brennan, 8. T. Ntamack, 6. Banos; 5. Vergé, 4. Elias; 3. Hawkes, 2. Lacombre, 1. Baille (cap.)
The starting XV of La Rochelle
15. Dulin ; 14. Nowell, 13. Seuteni, 12. Favre, 11. Leids ; 10. West, 9. Kerr-Barlow ; 7. Jegou, 8. Alldritt (cap.), 6. Boudehent ; 5. Dillane, 4. Cancoriet ; 3. Atonio, 2. Latu, 1. Wardi.
Substitutes : 16. Lespiaucq, 17. Penverne, 18. Lavault, 19. Haddad, 20. Botia, 21. Bosmorin, 22. Hastoy, 23. Colombe.
La Rochelle relaunching, Stade Toulousain preparing for the Champions Cup
Sixth in the championship after a defeat in Perpignan (21-13), Ronan O’Gara’s players are still unable to string together successes, and are 13 points behind runner-up Bordeaux-Bègles before hosting the reigning champion Toulouse.
For their 100th consecutive sold-out home game, the Maritimes are not only celebrating. “We are a united team, we do the work but we cannot transfer what we do to training,” regrets pillar Uini Atonio, for whom La Rochelle must “change its face”.
That of Toulouse will be very rejuvenated: the Rouge et Noir travel to South Africa on Sunday to face the Sharks in the Champions Cup, and field a reshuffled team at Marcel-Deflandre on Saturday evening.
La Rochelle decimated in the center before the match against Toulouse
La Rochelle, host of the defending champion and current leader of the Top 14 Toulouse on Saturday, will be deprived of two of its centers, Jonathan Danty, injured in the knee, and Teddy Thomas, suspended.
Like his teammates Joel Sclavi and Thomas Berjon, Danty injured his knee during the defeat at Perpignan (21-13) and will be withdrawn from the visit to Stade Toulouse, forwards coach Romain announced on Thursday. Carmignani.
Another confirmed absence at center, that of Teddy Thomas who was suspended four weeks Thursday by the National Rugby League for a dangerous tackle during the victory against Clermont (20-15), who had only received a yellow card on action.
Cyril Baille back in a rejuvenated team
Six months after a very serious ankle injury, Blues pillar Cyril Baille is back as a starter with a very young Toulouse team.
The international left pillar (31 years old, 50 caps) suffered a ruptured ligament in his left ankle and a fractured fibula in June, during the Top 14 semi-final against Rochelais.
Present in the Toulouse group on several occasions in recent weeks, such as during the victory against Stade Français (38-23) on Sunday at the Stadium, he was ultimately not on the match sheet.
Baille will return to the Yellow and Black for his return to competition, and will be a veteran in a rejuvenated Toulouse team, of which he will take on the role of captain.
How La Rochelle reached the mark of 100 consecutive sellouts
The clash of the 14th day of Top 14 between La Rochelle and Toulouse will be accompanied this Saturday evening (9:05 p.m.) by a “major show” to celebrate the hundredth consecutive sold-out match at Marcel-Deflandre, a 16,700-seat stadium. The beautiful story of a city that literally lives for its rugby club.
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