This Saturday evening, Montpellier receives Toulon in Béziers in a shock from the 16th day of the Top 14 which promises to be exciting between two contenders at the top 6. Follow the match live.
20:55 – The first match for the RCT
During the seventh day, the Toulon rugby club won 30-17 against the MHR after a second one-way act (24-7).
20:50 – The arbitral body
Tonight, Kévin Bralley will be responsible for arbitrating MHR – RCT. The referee will be assisted by Pierre Bru and Stéphane Crapoix, touch judges. Thomas Monteux will be the fourth referee, while Mourad Zitouni will take care of video assistance.
20:45 – On which channel to watch Montpellier – Toulon?
TV rights holder of Top 14, Canal+ will broadcast the poster between the MHR and the RCT. If you want to watch the shock of the 16th day of Top 14 on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will have to subscribe to a subscription on Mycanal.
20:40 – A big blow made by the RCT?
At three points behind the Toulouse UBB-Stade duo, Pierre Mignoni’s players want to hit a big blow this Saturday evening. Fifth team of the outside championship, the Red & Black aims to hang a third success in opposing land despite a decimated workforce. For this, they will be able to count on their Master to do everything, Baptiste Serin, author of a superb season so far.
20:35 – Point on the ranking
After a very complicated last season when they played the dam, the cists live this year when they are ninth in the Top 14 championship at only three Castres points, sixth. Third of the Top 14, the Toulonnais are real contenders for the direct semi-finals at the end of the season.
20:30 – Decimated, the XV Toulonnais
Wounded, Kyle Sinckler (forearm), Charles Ollivon (knee), Duncan Paia’aua (cervical) and Setariki Tuicuvu (finger) and Yannick Youyoutte (Ischion) are forced to declare for the meeting against Montpellier. Here is the XV of the RCT with a symbraded hinge: 15. Domon; 14. Dréan, 13. Fainga’anuku, 12. Sinzelle, 11. Villière; 10. Hervé, 9. Serin; 8. Isa, 7. Abadie, 6. Le Corvec; 5. Ribbans (cap.), 4. Halagahu; 3. Gigashvili, 2. Ivaldi, 1. Prison.
20:25 – The beautiful series at home
Although the poster is relocated to Béziers, the MHR has not lost at home since September 21, when receiving Toulouse. Tonight, Stuart Hogg and his partners will want to continue the right series at home.
20:20 – The Montpellier XV
While the recruit Hugo Reus is present on his first match sheet with the MHR, here is the Montpellier XV to challenge the RCT: 15. Bouthier; 14. Tambwe, 13. Darmon, 12. Serfontein, 11. Bridge; 10. Hogg, 9. Reinach; 8. B. Vunipola (cap.), 7. Bécogené, 6. Nouchi; 5. Duguid, 4. Verhaeghe; 3. Hounkpatin, 2. Uelese, 1. Erdocio.
20:15 – Modified landmarks
A relocation that obliges the MHR players to review their bearings as confirmed by Geoffrey Doumayrou (in charge of the defense of the MHR) in the columns of Midi Libre this Friday: “In your stadium, the hooker has his habits, the botter too. There you no longer have all these little things that make you feel at home. The stands, the space on the sides, the size of the land, the Wind … There, we will play in a stadium that we finally know as well as the Toulonnais “. This season, Montpellier has already played in Béziers. If the meeting had been relocated by Perpignan, Joan Caudillo’s men had won.
20:10 – A relocated match
After two weeks of cuts due to the 6 nations tournament, the Top 14 is back. This Saturday evening, Montpellier receives Toulon but the GGL Stadium will not be the scene of this confrontation. Sand coating, the lawn of the Montpellier enclosure cannot accommodate the poster, relocated to the Raoul-Barrière stadium in Béziers.