The Top 14 resumes its rights this weekend with the 18th day of the championship which will take place without the competition of the VI Nations Tournament.
The internationals are therefore at the disposal of the clubs and many will play, including some considered as "contact cases" during the now famous cluster of the XV of France, then tested negative since.
This will be particularly the case of Racingman Bernard Le Roux, who will start in the clash against Toulon this Saturday at 9 pm at the Mayol stadium.
The second line will be aligned with two other internationals likely to be recalled with the XV of France on Sunday.
This is Virimi Vakatawa, back in the center of the Ile-de-France attack after a knee injury that had caused him to miss the start of the Tournament.
The same goes for Camille Chat.
The hooker, hit in a calf at the end of January just before the first match of the Blues in Italy, will start the match in Toulon and therefore applies again to the XV of France.
The pillar Hassane Kolingar, called at the last minute with the Blues, will replace.
The winger Teddy Thomas, however “operational”, is not on the other hand on the scoresheet.
"For the moment, we are happy with the toolbox we have," said Laurent Travers, Racing 92 coach, looking for a fifth straight victory.
The last duel between the two teams, on January 17 in the Paris region, had turned to the advantage of the RCT (29-23).
The composition of Racing 92:
Zebo - Dupichot, Vakatawa, Chavancy (cap.), Imhoff - (o) Russell, (m) Iribaren - Diallo, Joseph, Lauret - Bird, Le Roux - Oz, Chat, Ben Arous.
Alternates: Le Guen, Kolingar, Palu, Tanga, Machenaud, Gibert, Laborde, Gomes Sa.
Stade Français against Agen with Danty but without Fickou
On the Stade Français side, which will receive the last in the standings, Agen (this Saturday, 5 p.m., at Jean-Bouin), with the desire to fill up on points, Gaël Fickou will however be absent.
Holder with the Blues in Italy and Ireland, the center had not contracted the Covid but had to remain in isolation as a contact case.
Present at the Marcoussis rally and also contact case, the other three-quarter center Jonathan Danty will be on the substitute bench.
The Parisians will line up Sekou Macalou in the third row.
Retained with the Blues during the Coupe d'Automne, Macalou, however, did not participate in the VI Nations tournament.
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The composition of the Stade Français:
Hamdaoui - Veainu, Nayacalevu, Arrate, Etien - (o) Segonds, (m) Coville - Macalou, Godener, Burban - Gabrillagues, Kremer - P. Alo-Emile (cap.), Latu, M. Alo-Emile.
Alternates: Panis, Camara, De Giovanni, Matera, Hall, Naivalu, Danty, Tagi.