For the semi-final of the Champions Cup on Saturday (2 p.m.) against the Saracens, Laurent Travers, the manager of Racing 92, established the international winger Teddy Thomas, back from injury (tear in the thigh), who takes the place Louis Dupichot, injured in Clermont in quarterfinals.
The hinge will be Finn Russell at the opening and Teddy Iribaren at the scrum, rather than Maxime Machenaud.
On the Saracens side, no change in the starting XV which had beaten Leinster in the quarterfinals.
In the absence of Owen Farrell, suspended, Alex Goode continues at the opening.
The XV of Racing 92:
15. Simon Zebo, 14. Teddy Thomas, 13. Virimi Vakatawa, 12. Olivier Klemenczak, 11. Juan Imhoff, 10. Finn Russell, 9. Teddy Iribaren (c), 1. Eddy Ben Arous, 2. Camille Chat, 3 . Georges Henri Colombe, 4. Donnacha Ryan, 5. Dominic Bird, 6. Wenceslas Lauret, 7. Fabien Sanconnie, 8. Antonie Claassen
Substitutes:
16. Teddy Baubigny, 17. Hassane Kolingar, 18. Ali Oz, 19. Boris Palu , 20. Baptiste Chouzenoux, 21. Maxime Machenaud, 22. Antoine Gibert, 23. Francois Trinh-Duc
The XV of Saracens:
15. Elliot Daly, 14. Alex Lewington, 13. Duncan Taylor, 12. Brad Barritt (c), 11. Sean Maitland, 10. Alex Goode, 9. Richard Wigglesworth, 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Jamie George, 3. Vincent Koch, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. Tim Swinson, 6. Michael Rhodes, 7. Jackson Wray, 8. Billy Vunipola
Alternates:
16. Tom Woolstencroft, 17. Richard Barrington, 18. Alec Clarey, 19. Callum Hunter-Hill , 20. Calum Clark, 21. Aled Davies, 22. Manu Vunipola, 23. Dominic Morris,
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