The Champions Cup final is approaching in Marseille. Stade Rochelais and Leinster meet this Saturday at 5:45 p.m. at the Vélodrome stadium for the big European Cup. The Irish, four-time winners of the competition, now want to match Toulouse with a fifth star.
The compositions of the teams fell this Friday. On the La Rochelle side, note the absences of Tawera Kerr-Barlow and Victor Vito in the group, but also the tenure of Will Skelton and Brice Dulin.
ROCHELAIS STADIUM
Holders : 15. Brice Dulin, 14. Dillyn Leyds, 13. Jérémy Sinzelle, 12. Jonathan Danty, 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Ihaia West, 9. Thomas Berjon, 1. Dany Priso, 2. Pierre Bourgarit, 3. Uini Atonio , 4. Thomas Lavault, 5. Will Skelton, 6. Wiaan Liebenberg, 7. Matthias Haddad, 8. Grégory Alldritt (c).
The substitutes: 16. Facundo Bosch, 17. Reda Wardi, 18. Joel Sclavi, 19. Romain Sazy, 20. Remi Bourdeau, 21. Arthur Retiere, 22. Levani Botia, 23. Jules Favre
LEINSTER RUGBY
Holders : 15. Hugo Keenan, 14. Jimmy O’Brien, 13. Garry Ringrose, 12. Robbie Henshaw, 11. James Lowe, 10. Johnny Sexton (c), 9. Jamison Gibson-Park, 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Ronan Kelleher, 3. Tadhg Furlong, 4. Ross Molony, 5. James Ryan, 6. Caelan Doris, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Jack Conan.
The replacements :16. Dan Sheehan, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Michael Ala’alatoa, 19. Joe McCarthy, 20. Rhys Ruddock, 21. Luke McGrath, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Ciaran Frawley
The referees of the final
- Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
- AA1: Matthew Carley (England)
- AA2: Christophe Ridley (England)
- Video referee: Tom Foley (England)
La Rochelle / Leinster, a meeting to live in full on France Bleu La Rochelle, with a special broadcast starting at 5 p.m. this Saturday.