In the semi-final of the Champions Cup, Stade Toulousain hosts Harlequins at the Municipal Stadium this Sunday, May 5.
We meet once again. Present in the same group during the group stage, Stade Toulousain and Harlequins have made an appointment at the Municipal Stadium to compete for a place in the Champions Cup final. Last December, the reigning French champions blew the score away from Marcus Smith at the Twickenham Stoop (19-47). Authors of a perfect European campaign, the teammates ofAnthony Dupont will still have to be wary of the Londoners, led by star Marcus Smith. The latter, to everyone’s surprise, took the upper hand over Union Bordeaux-Bègles, at Chaban-Delmas, during the previous round at the end of an exceptional game (41-42). This year, the Quins are even undefeated in France since they beat Racing 92 (28-31) at the Paris Défense Arena.
To contradict the saying of never two without three, and shatter the Quins’ dream of playing a final almost at home at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Ugo Mola can almost count on all his strength. With an abundance of good in certain positions, such as at the back, the Stade Toulousain manager was even forced to relegate Tom Ramos on the substitutes’ bench. In recent weeks, the Scotsman Blair Kinghorn took advantage of the French international’s injury to shine in the back triangle. Facing the press, the coach of the Rouge et Noir explained his choice: “You can imagine that team compositions are not made on the fly. There is what always motivates us and which is perhaps the The number 1 element is the performance of the moment. When you have the chance to train so many quality players, you also have the responsibility to reward performance. This is the first point. the opponent. And three, there is the characteristic of the opponent who scores a lot of points, especially from the 60th to the 80th minute and who, in the European Cup, swung the matches to his side at that moment. -there.
As part of the semi-finals, the Champions Cup offers a Stade Toulousain – Harlequins clash. This game will kick off at 4:00 p.m.
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- The starting XV for Stade Toulousain: 15. Kinghorn; 14. Mallia, 13. Costes, 12. Ahki, 11. Lebel; 10. Ntamack, 9. Dupont (cap.); 7. Cros, 8. Roumat, 6. Willis; 5. Meafou, 4. Flament; 3. Aldegheri, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Yawn.
- Harlequins starting XV: 15. Green; 14. Lynagh, 13. Beard, 12. Esterhuizen, 11. Murley; 10. Smith, 9. Care; 7. Dombrandt, 8. Cunningham-South, 6. Evans; 5. Lewis (cap.), 4. Herbst; 3. Collier, 2. Walker, 1. Marler.
- Winamax: Stade Toulousain (1.04) – Draw (40.00) – Harlequins (10.50).
- Sports bets: Stade Toulousain (1.03) – Draw (30.00) – Harlequins (10.00).
- Betclic: Stade Toulousain (1.03) – Draw (35.00) – Harlequins (9.00).