Will the In Extenso Supersevens have a third different champion in three editions? After the coronations of Racing 92 during the first edition and that of the Barbarians last season, Monaco will leave this Saturday with the status of favourites. Indeed, the Monegasque team trained by Jérémy Aicardi, the former French 7-a-side international, has put all the assets on its side to put its name on the charts this season, after failing in the final last season.

With the presence in its ranks of South African Cecil Afrika, who has long been considered the best player on the planet in the discipline, Monaco demonstrated its full potential during the three qualifying stages contested in August, even if the The Pau section had managed to win the Perpignan stage, before offering a very good resistance in the final of the third round disputed at the Hameau. The Béarnaise formation, which often plays the leading roles in the In Extenso Supersevens with in particular a second place during the first edition, is nevertheless weakened in relation since the specialists in the discipline Mathias Colombet and Aminiasi Tuimaba (who did not replayed since the last summer stage of the In Extenso Supersevens) are still in the infirmary and cannot apply. It is therefore a rejuvenated team which will try to do well during this final stage, even if these withdrawals suggest that it is a royal road which presents itself in front of the princes of Monaco. Nevertheless, they will have to be wary of another team accustomed to this big meeting.

The ambitions of Racing 92

Indeed, Racing 92, which has the chance to play at home, does not want to miss this meeting and hopes to regain its title of champion acquired during the first edition of the competition. The Ile-de-France staff have therefore selected a group capable of playing for the final victory, notably with the English international winger Christian Wade and the Fijian Olympic champion in the discipline Asaeli Tuivuaka, who will be keen to shine in front of the public at Paris-La Défense- Arena, he who has still not played in this enclosure since his arrival at the club last summer, making only one appearance with Ciel et Blanc during the trip to La Rochelle. Racing will also be able to rely on players who are sure values ​​in the Top 14 with Antoine Gibert and Olivier Klemenczak, and on Paul Leraitre present with France 7 in Hong Kong. Finally, the Barbarians, twice semi-finalists in the three summer stages, will start this day with the hope of retaining their title even if they are outsiders, just like Stade Français and Bayonne who have shown real potential. this summer.