Grégory Patat and his assistants will sparingly touch up the team which won against Racing last weekend (31-25). “The players who will enter will have to get up to speed with the rest of the team. We need to know where they are physically and if in our game it can stick”said this Thursday Joël Rey, the coach of the Bayonne forwards.
The probable XV from Bayonne: Robertson – Jacquelain, Maqala, Martocq, Baget – (o) Lopez, (m) Rouet – Olajuwon, Cassiem, Huguet- Mikautadze, Leindekar – Cotet, Bosch, Perchaud.
Probable replacements: Van Jaarsveld, Cormenier, Marchois, Hourcade, Ruru, Lestrade, Germain, Scholtz.
Peyo Muscarditz (ankle) and Yann David (adductors) resumed collective training, as did Quentin Béthune, Geoffrey Cridge, Afa Amosa (thigh) and Mateaki Kafatolou. Maxime Machenaud (calf) could resume next week in the group, but no risk will be taken.
Infirmary : Eneriko Buliruarua (broken ribs) and Baptiste Héguy (ischios) affected against Racing, will miss the trip to Paris and the reception of Bordeaux-Bègles. The duration of unavailability is not yet precise, the results of the new examinations are awaited by the medical staff.
Arthur Duhau (patellar tendon) is absent for a long time, just like Jean Monribot (adductors), he will not be back before December, Bastien Pourailly (hamstrings) is absent for another six to seven weeks.