After the success in Montauban, the objective remains the same from one match to the next for Aviron Bayonnais: win, if possible with the offensive bonus, to keep Oyonnax at a distance and keep second place synonymous with direct qualification for a semi-final. The reception of the Bretons of Vannes is therefore no exception, even if the Bayonnais will have to deal with the elements, or at least a slippery ball, the fault of the rain of recent days.
As a result, for this late match of the 28th day of Pro D2, Yannick Bru and his staff have concocted a bad weather-proof team, with a pack capable of sinking his counterpart as against Bourg-en-Bresse ( three tries out of four scored on carried mauls) but above all an unprecedented pair of centers which should move, with Yann David and Isaia Toeva.
The composition of Bayonne:
1- Matis PERCHAUD; 2- Torsten VAN JAARSVELD; 3- Lucas THELIDZE
4- Mariano GALARZA (CAP); 5- Denis MARCHOIS
6- Asier USARRAGA; 8- Uzair CASSIEM; 7- Filimo TAOFIFENUA
9- Guillaume ROUET; 10- Maxime LAFAGE
11- Arthur DUHAU; 12- Isaia TOEAVA; 13-Yann DAVID; 14- Remy BAGET
15- Gaetan GERMAIN
16- Louis ORTOLAN; 17- Swan CORMENIER; 18- Matthew LUAMANU; 19- Baptiste HEGUY; 20- Hugo ZABALZA; 21- Thomas DOLHAGARAY; 22- Sireli MAQALA; 23- Luc MOUSSET
On the side of the infirmary, in addition to the long-standing injuries, Afa Amosa suffers from sternoclavicular disjunctionand Ugo Boniface from an upper hand crush. Two minor injuries according to Yannick Bru, but which prevent them from applying for this match.
The composition of Vannes: