Take their revenge on Pau! Stade players, leaders of the Top 14, are expected in Béarn this Saturday evening for the 3rd day of the championship. Last season, the Rouge et noir lost on the power play 15 against 13, with a score of 27-22. For its part, the Paloise Section is 12th after a decent start to the season and a home victory against Perpignan before losing to Clermont.
The Béarnais can count on a sold-out Hameau stadium to carry them towards the exploit. Even if the Stadium clearly wants to forget its performance last season, confirms the Toulouse center Sofiane Guitoune.
“Pau is a great team. Last season, we missed it completely. We were even ridiculous in Pau. We took a dance at thirteen against fifteen, so we will try to do better. It’s a complete team “They struggled a bit against Perpignan but in the end they managed to win. I think they’ll want to play a good game with a full stadium so it’s going to be a big game this weekend.
Jean Bouilhou knows the Section well
Stade forwards coach Jean Bouilhou, originally from Pau and who therefore knows the Section well, is wary of this team even if it lost its playing master, Antoine Hastoy, this summer, who left for La Rochelle. “When you look at the Perpignan game. Yes, it was the first game, so a somewhat complicated home game. But when you look at the ASM game, I find that there are very good things from the part of the Section. Even if the final score may not reflect the game too much. So they definitely miss Antoine. He is an excellent player, but I think they also have resource and I know this team well.”
The Toulousains will have to compete in particular in melee which is the strong point of the Palois, warns the pillar of the Dorian Aldegheri Stadium. “We were able to watch the Pau scrum during the week and it’s a big scrum. But they’ve been conquerors in this sector for several years. Of course, it puts pressure when you play in front. It’s good for to face the best in scrum in the Top 14. It will be a good challenge.”
Team compositions
On the workforce side, the Rouge et noir will have to do without Romain Ntamack and François Cros injured last week at home against Toulon, as were Thibaud Flament and Yannick Youyoute. In contrast, Alban Placines and Rynhardt Elstadt are back. Section Paloise – Stade Toulousain, kick off 9:05 p.m.. Live from 8:30 p.m. on France Blue Occitania. Multiplex evening with Lille – TFC at 9 p.m.