Stade Toulousain begins its second European week against an opponent it knows very well, Exeter Chiefs.
Reigning European champion and already first in its group, Stade Toulousain are favorites for this match against Exeter at the end of the afternoon. Ugo Mola approaches this meeting with a lot of suspicion because last year, “they questioned us at home for 50 minutes before breaking down”. He remembers the great era of Exeter crowned European champion in 2020 against Racing 92. But since then “they have been plundered by the rest of European rugby: Hill, Gray, Cowan-Dickie, Nowell” … Nevertheless, the Toulouse manager would not want “them to wake up too early”.
To thwart the plans of the last English XV in the Premiership, Ugo Mola decided to play his starters and among them, there is the essential Antoine Dupont. The French captain does not want to fall into the trap in Great Britain and this would be “taking this match lightly and believing that it will happen on its own. I think we have the experience now to know that there is no easy match and if we don’t play our best rugby, we won’t win there” he warned in an interview with La Dépêche before today’s match. . “This format of the competition leads us to give the best of ourselves,” he commented. Indeed, each match is very important for qualification and obtaining a good result is crucial! A victory on opposing soil would therefore bode well for the rest of the qualifying phases!
At what time and on which channel to watch the Exeter Chiefs – Stade Toulousain match?
The match will start at 6:30 p.m. at Sandy Park in Exeter and can be followed live on beIN Sport and on our live stream from 5:30 p.m.
What are the probable line-ups for the Exeter Chiefs – Stade Toulousain match?
Unsurprisingly, for this second day of the Champions Cup, the main starters should be on the pitch and lined up by Ugo Mola. Stade Toulousain finds François Gros but it will not be able to count on Capuozzo, Saito or Banos.
LExeter XV : 15. Hodge; 14. Feyi-Waboso, 13. Hammersley, 12. Tua, 11. Wyatt; 10. Slade, 9. Townsend; 7. Vermeulen (cap.), 8. Vintcent, 6. Roots; 5. Capstick, 4. Tuima; 3. Painter, 2. Frost, 1. Goodrick-Clarke.
The Toulouse XV : 15. Ramos; 14. Mallia, 13. Barassi, 12. Chocobares, 11. Lebel; 10. R. Ntamack, 9. Dupont (cap.); 7. Willis, 8. Roumat, 6. Cros; 5. Meafou, 4. Flament; 3. Aldegheri, 2. Merchant, 1. Neti.