Toulouse and La Rochelle do not change anything

Aurélien Canot, Media365, Posted on Fri Jun 16 2023 at 9:43pm.

Toulouse and La Rochelle, who will face each other on Saturday night (9:00 pm) on the lawn at the Stade de France in the Best 14 final, will start the match with the same starting fifteen as in the semi-finals. On the La Rochelle side, the bench will be exactly the same as in the previous match.

We take the same things and start over, even in the final. Toulouse and La Rochelle, who will face each other on Saturday night (9:00 pm) in the Stade de France park in the Best 14 final, decided not to change anything compared to the semi-finals. Thus, both Toulouseans like Rochela will present themselves at the start with the same 15 starts respectively against Racing 92 and against Bordeaux Biglis at Stade Anoeta in San Sebastian. However, the bench for Rouge et Noir, which titled 2021 during the same year that saw them achieve the double Top 14 and Champions Trophy, will be different compared to the handily won half for Racing. Thus, Juan Cruz Malia and Pierre-Louis Brassey will return. The first, who has recovered from a concussion, will at the same time deny New Zealander Tim Nanai Williams this final against La Rochelle. Lucas Tausen will pay for Brasi’s return.

Dante and Botia are working

On Rochelet’s side, however, there was no change at all. UBB winners will be fully renewed. However, doubts hover until the very end about the presence of Jonathan Dante and Levani Botia. The two men, who suffered heatstroke and touched one another’s calf, had already left the Basque Garden before their teammates last week. An early exit would not prevent them from becoming new holders, Saturday against this team from Toulouse who dominated the Maritimes in the championship final as in the European Cup. Botia will join Gregory Aldrete and Paul Bodehunt in the third row. Dante will also take his usual place, in the center alongside Samoan Ulupano Seuteni. In La Rochelle, no one forgot the double indignity of two years ago. Ronan O’Gara players dreamed of revenge on Saturday night.

Formation of the city of Toulouse:
Ramos – Ritier, Chocobaris, Aki, Label – Netmec, Dupont (hat) – Croce, Romat, Willis – Mevo, Arnold – Aldeguerre, Marchand, Bale
Subs: Neti, Mauvaka, Flament, Placines, Tolofua, Barassi, Mallia, Faumuina

Composition of La Rochelle:
Dulin – Leyds, Seuteni, Dante, Rhule – Hastoy, Kerr-Barlow – Botia, Alldritt (cap.), Pa. Boudehent – Skelton, Sazy – Attonio, Bourgarit, Wardi
Substitutes: Lespiaucq, Sclavi, Lavault, Dillane, Bourdeau, Berjon, Favre, Colombe