It's a bit like the match at the top of this 11th day of Top 14. Between the best team of last season, Bordeaux, whose momentum had been cut off by confinement, and Racing 92, one of Top's big teams 14. At home (this Saturday 3:15 pm, Canal +), the Bordelais (8th) will want to confirm their good pass against the Ile-de-France repositioned in 4th place.
The return of Teddy Thomas.
He left the Blues last Saturday on a breakthrough along the touchline perfectly launched by his former Racing 92 teammate Brice Dulin.
Teddy Thomas, the international winger, finds his club before a big streak (Top 14 and European Cup).
Thomas had not put on the sky and white jersey since October 10 and the defeat against Stade Toulouse (30-24).
Note that the other internationals Virimi Vakatawa and Camille Chat, who had already played against Bayonne on Sunday, are again on deck.
The first holds, the second on the bench.
Still absent.
The international period will have been expensive.
On the Racing side, third row Fabien Sanconnie (right quadriceps) and center Olivier Klemenczak (Achilles tendon), injured in training with the Blues two weeks ago, have still not found the grounds.
There was uncertainty over the presence of Donovan Taofifenua.
The young winger who scored a hat-trick against Bayonne was called up to prepare for the shock against England.
But he was ultimately not selected.
The Racing staff decided to let him rest.
The number: 20.37.
It is not a note but it looks like it.
The National Rugby League (LNR) has revealed the average of young players from training courses (Jiff) aligned on each match sheet by the Top 14 and Pro D2 clubs.
Racing prances ahead with an average of 20.37 and it is also the only one to exceed the number 20. The regulations oblige all clubs to register at least 16 young players per match sheet.
The match sheet
BORDEAUX-BÈGLES - RACING 92
Arb.
:
Ludovic Cayre
Bordeaux-Bègles:
Buros - Hulleu, Dubié, Lamerat, Lam - (o) Botica, (m) M. Lucu - Diaby (cap.), Higginbotham, Roumat - J. Marais, K. Douglas - Tameifuna, Maynadier, Paiva.
Entr.
: Urios.
Racing 92:
Beale - T. Thomas, Vakatawa, Chavancy (cap.), Zebo - (o) Gibert, (m) Machenaud - Diallo, Tanga, Lauret - Bird, Palu - Gomes Sa, Le Guen, Ben Arous.
Entr.
: Through.
