The Pro D2 marathon ends this Thursday, and nothing is decided yet. Bayonne is still not guaranteed to finish second in the championship, and Rouen is still not maintained. Two diametrically opposed objectives for a final day marked by the seal of suspense. For Bayonne, the calculations are clear: a bonus victory, and it’s the semi-final at home guaranteed. Any other result would condemn Aviron Bayonnais to look towards Oyonnax, which moves to Aurillac. For Rouen, three points ahead of Bourg-en-Bresse which goes to Grenoble, it is the maintenance that is at stake.
To get rid of the Normans, and fulfill the first objective of the season, Bayonne will be able to count on the return of Konstantine Mikautadze and Sireli Maqala to the starting XV. Coming to train with the professionals, the young Jean-Baptiste Rendé was ultimately not selected.
Note that in addition to the planned tribute to Kelly Meafua, third line of Montauban tragically disappeared last week, Jean-Dauger will also pay tribute to the thirteen who will leave the club at the end of the season: Ugo boniface (UBB), Maxime DeloncaJohn UlugiaLuke MoussetMariano GalarzaMatthew LuamanuAsier Usarraga (Castres), Filimo Taofifenua (Oyonnax), Shaun sellManual OrdasMaxim Lafage (Valves), Joe RavouvouTheo Costosseque (Racing).
The composition of Bayonne:
1-Boniface; 2- Van Jaarsveld; 3- Foam
4- Galarza; 5- Mikautadze
6- Taofifenua; 8-Cassiem; 7- Heguy
9- Spinning wheel; 10- Dolhagaray
11- Ravouvou; 12- Toeva; 13- Makala; 14- Baget
15- Germain
On the bench : 16-Delonca; 17- Talakai; 18- Marchois; 19- Usarraga; 20-Monribot; 21- Zabalza; 22-David; 23- Chelidze.