Sunday evening, Stade Rochelais, which wants to forget the terrible defeat in Bayonne, welcomes the diminished leader Bordeaux Bègles on the occasion of the 7th day of the Top 14.
The Stade Marcel Deflandre will undoubtedly be packed this Sunday evening for the weekend clash between third-placed La Rochelle and Bordeaux Bègles, current leader of the Top 14. At home, the Rochelais hope to bounce back after the disappointment suffered in Bayonne last Saturday ( 37-7). Captain Grégory Alldritt appeared before the press this week with a certain motivation. “We are all on the same wavelength, all motivated to have a great match on Sunday. After this kind of match, it’s almost the easiest weeks because everyone has been affected.” After this setback the Maritimes were brought together by their president Vincent Merlin who would have shown his annoyance with this lost match. Ronan O’Gara’s men have been warned, they must raise their heads and bounce back quickly. In any case “he did not try to convince us, we were already convinced before he spoke”, assured Grégory Alldritt, referring to the chat with his president and who does not like with his comrades “to pass for pipes” in front of his supporters.
The Bordelo-Béglais want to keep their first place. Above all, they want to succeed in beating a second rival away. Damien Penaud and his team managed to overthrow Stade Toulousain at Ernest-Wallon on September 29 (12-16). They can very well repeat Sunday evening against La Rochelle. The Bordeaux team wants to continue its invincibility of four games without defeat. A trip to La Rochelle is always complicated. Scrum coach Jean-Baptiste Poux knows that there are “always physical matches” there. Bordeaux Bègles is also approaching this meeting with many players absent. First there are the French internationals Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert, but also Nicolas Depoortere, victim of a fracture of the orbital floor against Perpignan last week.
What time does the meeting start?
Kick-off will be at 9:05 p.m. at the Stade Marcel Deflandre.
On which channel can you watch the match?
The entire meeting can be followed on Canal + but also on our live.
What are the compositions of the two teams?
Yannick Bru’s team will be without Adam Coleman, Paul Abadie (calf) and Joey Carbery (broken hand) still in the infirmary, Nicolas Depoortere who joined them last week but also Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert which are put to rest. On the La Rochelle side, the squad will be almost complete.
- La Rochelle : Reda Wardi, Tolu Latu, Uini Atonio, Thomas Lavault, Will Skelton, Judicaël Cancoriet, Paul Boudehent, Grégory Alldritt, Tawera Kerr-Barlow Antoine Hastoy, Dillyn Leyds, Jonathan Danty, Teddy Thomas, Jack Nowell, Brice Dulin
- Bordeaux Bègles : Ugo Boniface, Connor Sa, Carlü Sadie, Guido Petti, Jonny Gray, Mahamadou Diaby, Bastien Vergnes Taillefer, Marko Gazzotti, Yann Lesgourgues, Matéo Garcia, Arthur Retiere, Yoram Moefana, Pablo Uberti, Damien Penaud, Louis Bielle Biarrey