The Paloise Section (7th), after a week of 8th finals of the Challenge Cup and another of rest, returns to the Top 14 by receiving the play-off, Montpellier this Saturday. An essential victory to avoid trembling.
The Paloise Section (7th) is now only focused on the Top 14, after its elimination from the Challenge Cup by Connacht. And this Saturday’s match against Montpellier, 13th and play-off, will tell him whether the end of the season will be spent looking towards the top 6, or precisely towards the unenviable folding seat occupied by the Héraultais. And beyond this match, the Béarnais will then play in Lyon and against Oyonnax, the bottom three in the standings at this point in the season, which will potentially brighten the horizon.
Paloise / Montpellier section, kick-off at 5 p.m. this Saturday, to be experienced in full by listening to France Bleu Béarn Bigorre!
The teams
Paloise section: 15. Maddocks; 14. Attissogbe, 13. Gailleton, 12. Decron, 11. Ezeala; 10. J. Simmonds, 9. Daubagna; 7. Hewat, 8. Gorgadze, 6. L. Whitelock (cap); 5. Tagitagivalu, 4. S. Whitelock; 3. Tokolahi, 2. L. Rey, 1. Fisi’ihoi.
Substitutes: 16. Ruffenach, 17. Parrou, 18. Ducat, 19. Zegueur, 20. Robson, 21. Desperes, 22. Roudil, 23. Papidze.
Montpellier: 15. Bouthier; 14. Ngandebe, 13. Vincent, 12. Cadot, 11. M. Dakuwaqa; 10. Carbonel, 9. Reinach; 7. Bécognée, 8. S. Simmonds, 6. Van Rensburg (cap); 5. Duguid, 4. Verhaeghe; 3. Japaridze, 2. C. Tolofua, 1. Erdocio.
