Champions Cup. Sale-Toulouse, the compositions: Meafou and Baille holders, Willis back
Through Clement Mazella
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Saturday January 14, 2023, Toulouse found Sale for a match under high tension. Hell was notably promised by the Sharks, corrected at Ernest-Wallon last december (45-19) fr Champions Cup. “They warned us: we can’t say we weren’t,” said Ugo Mola a few days before this meeting which is played in the suburbs of Manchester.
For this meeting, Stade Toulousain will be without rear Thomas Ramos, expelled against Sale, and who received a 5-week suspension. “This is going to be one of our biggest games of the season, we know that. And the whole team will be revengeful for Thomas, ”said the 3rd international line Anthony Jelonch. Toulouse has decided to align a very nice team composition for this purpose.
Baille and Meafou holders
Within the pack, we will find in particular a 100% tricolor first line with the trio Cyril Baille-Julien Marchand-Dorian Aldegheri. On the second line, back to serious things with the presence of richie arnold and Emmanuel Meafou in order to meet the power of the English pack. In 3e line, international Anthony Jelonch will be there, but it’s Alexandre Roumat who will officiate at the post of n°8.
Toulouse: The composition of the team against Salé
The starting XV: Jaminet; Mallia, Barassi, Guitoune, Lebel; (o) Ntamack, (o) Dupont (cap); Placines, Roumat, Jelonch; Méafou, Arnold; Aldegheri, Merchant, Baille.
Replacements: Cramont, Neti, Faumuina, Brennan, Willis, Elstadt, Delibes, Retière.
Mallia on one wing, Willis on the bench
Behind, it’s classic. Dupont, Ntamack, Lebel and Jaminet will start. In the center, confidence was given to the Guitoune-Barassi pair. On the right wing, the choice of the Toulouse staff fell on the Argentinian Juan Cruz MalliaLucas Tauzin being notably absent due to a hamstring injury.
For the bench, the 6 forward-2 backward option was preferred. Let us announce the return of the 3e english line Jack Williswho was very successful in his first appearances before blessing himself, and the young hooker Guillaume Cramontwho succeeds Peato Mauvaka, victim of a broken finger and absent several weeks.
On Sale’s side, note the presence of Manu Tuilagi, absent on the first leg, and described as “a weapon of mass destruction” by Ugo Mola. But also the significant absence of the 3e English international line Tom Curry.
Sale: The composition of the team against Toulouse
The starting XV: Charpentier; O’Flaherty, James, Tuilagi, Reed; (o) R. Du Preez, (m) Warr; B. Curry, JL DuPreez, Ross; Hill, Wiese; Schonert, Van der Merwe, McIntyre.
Subs: Ashman, Rodd, Harper, Beaumont, Dugdale, Raffi, Curtis, James.
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