The leader is doing well. So well that he can afford to carry out a squad review and leave his key players, his internationals, full-back Léo Barré and second row Paul Gabrillagues, on the substitutes' bench during a perilous trip to Montpellier, this Saturday (3 p.m.).
The Héraultais, penultimate in the ranking, are still fighting for their survival seven days before the end of the regular phase and will also have to react after the slap received in Toulon a week ago (54-7), which tempered a small series of four successes in a row in Top 14. Hence the thorny mission of the Parisians whose credo is always the same. “We want to mobilize everyone,” insists manager Karim Ghezal. We aim to play in the final phase but above all to win one or two playoff matches. It will be necessary to count on the entire workforce. »
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🔟 changes in the starting team
7️⃣th Weber-Segonds association at the hinge
6️⃣th Etien-Dakuwaqa association on the wings #MHRSFP | with @Rexel_Group pic.twitter.com/3ZrF1gYErQ
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In Montpellier, Stade Français will line up a hinge composed of Joris Segonds and Brad Weber, and Sekou Macalou will start on the wing of the 3rd line, like Lucas Peyresblanques in the hooker position. The Parisians, who are three points ahead of their runner-up Toulouse and ten more than Bordeaux-Bègles, third and first pursuer to be able to steal direct accession to them in the semi-final, have only been beaten five times this season so far.
Match sheet
MONTPELLIER - FRENCH STADIUM
Saturday (3 p.m.), at GGL Stadium
Montpellier:
Bouthier (cap.) - Tisseron, Vincent, Serfontein, R. Dakuwaqa - (o) Carbonel, (m) Reinach - Camara, Becognée, Janse Van Rensburg - Willemse, Duguid - Macharashvili, Tolofua, Erdocio. Enter. : Collazo.
Stade Français:
Hamdaoui - P. Dakumaqa, Marchant, Boudehent, Etien - (o) Segonds, (m) Weber - Chapuis, Habel Küffner, Macalou - Pesenti, Azagoh - P. Alo-Emile (cap.), Peyresblanques, Abramishvili. Enter. : Ghezal.