To the recent injuries of Josh Tyrell (metatarsal) and Francis Saili (thigh) is added the suspension of Johnny Dyer. Following his double yellow card taken in Paris, the Fijian second line will only miss one match, in accordance with the decision of the LNR disciplinary committee which took place on Wednesday. He will not be traveling to Lyon. In the absence of Tornike Jalagonia, it is therefore logically Steffon Armitage who should take the third center line position, surrounded by Mathieu Hirigoyen and Eliott Dixon.
They come back
The good news, in terms of the reception of Toulon, is the 100% return of Tomas Cubelli. The Argentinian scrum half, injured in the shoulder since the defeat against Usap, should form the starting hinge with Brett Herron against LOU. Joe Jonas, the versatile South African, would be the quickest, according to the staff, to replace him, leaving the young Kerman Aurrekoetxea out of the 23.
There will be another choice replacement this Saturday, in the person of Lucas Peyresblanques. After five months of absence, the Landes hooker will finally be able to return to the Top 14. He had suffered a ruptured hamstring on September 18 against Racing, and had only been able to participate in three meetings this season. . Already two games more than Ximun Lucu. The 32-year-old club child, used against Castres on October 16, should start in fifteen. Finally, special mention to one of Aguilera’s darlings, the Bidartois Baptiste Erdocio (21) could celebrate his first tenure in the Top 14. He would form the Biarritz first line with Bastien Soury and Quentin Samaran.
The probable composition
Lucu – Artru, Martin, Vergnaud, Domvo – (o) Herron, (m) Cubelli – Hirigoyen, Armitage (c), Dixon – Olmstead, Gimeno – Samaran, Soury, Erdocio
Substitutes: Peyresblanques, Tcheishvili, Erbani, Hebert, Jonas, Plessis-Couillaud, Barry, El Fakir
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