Despite the absence of many French internationals, this clash between two contenders for the Brennus shield will be worth the detour at Paris La Défense Arena, in the lair of Racing 92 this Sunday (4:50 p.m.).
A duel at stake
Racing 92 is the top performing club in the Top 14 at the moment. The Ile-de-France club remains in effect on four successes in a row, including an impressive 27-0 in Castres on the last day on January 25, which propelled it to 4th place in the ranking. This is an opportunity to strike a little more attention. Toulouse, 6 th to 3 lengths from Ciel et Blanc, must garner points to avoid playing its qualification in the final phase over the last days.
Beautiful people on the lawn
Stuck between two meetings of the Six Nations Tournament, this shock could appear overused in the absence of eleven international tricolors who prepare Marcoussis (Essonne) for the trip to Wales next Saturday. Six Toulousains (Baille, Marchand, Cros, Dupont, Ntamack, Ramos) and five Racingmen (Chat, Le Roux, Palu, Vakatawa, Thomas) are among the 28 players selected by the XV of France.
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Les Ciel et Blanc faces the Champions of France!
1️⃣7️⃣ JIFFs will be on the ground!
🔥 Racing 92 and Boulanger are proud to present the team led by Henry Chavancy who will face the @StadeToulousain Sunday (4:50 pm) at @ParisLaDefArena! #RacingFamily pic.twitter.com/YJvhAQc9uc
To see the names of the players present on the synthetic lawn of La Défense, this Sunday, the poster promises to be attractive, however. Dulin, Chavancy, Russell, Machenaud, Claassen, Lauret, Gomes Sa, Ben Arous, in particular in the starting XV sky and white, Médard, Guitoune, Kolbe (at the opening), Bézy, Tekori, Arnold, Mauvaka, Toulouse side ...
"This Racing is more than worrying," said Toulouse manager Ugo Mola. It’s even a long time since I’ve seen him play rugby so well. "
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Finn Russell the lethal weapon
The major asset of Ciel et Blanc should have been in Scotland to prepare the next match of the Tournament against Italy. But a dispute with his coach Greg Townsend during the rally camp has deprived him of the competition for the moment. "It is not working properly," said Russell, who was accused, among other things, of not respecting the group's rules. "There is a settlement that is made with the Scotland team, responded Laurent Travers on Friday. You have to be sure that there were no other circumstances and that doesn't concern me. I also have rules with Racing. We worked closely with Greg (Townsend). I played with him (in Brive). I got it on the phone several times. By mutual agreement, we decided that Finn could play with us. Despite what people may say, Finn is a thoughtful, very professional person. ” A player capable of rocking a match in any case.
