Challenge Cup. MHR – Ulster: large turnover and an Eymeri-Foursans hinge, discover the lineups of the match

Première titularisation de la saison pour le demi d’ouverture de Montpellier Louis Foursans. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

Comme attendu, le staff montpelliérain effectue un turnover pour le huitième de finale de Challenge ce dimanche 7 avril (13h30). Le MHR accueille l’Ulster au GGL Stadium.

Les équipes

MONTPELLIER : From Nardi – Ngandebe, Bridge, Cadot, Lam – (o) Foursans, (m) Eymeri – Bécognée, Simmonds, Doumenc – Willemse (c), Verhaeghe – Williams, Tolofua, Fichten.
Substitutes: Karkadze, Erdocio, Macharashvili, Duguid, Camara, Carbonel, Dakuwaqa, Lucas.

ULSTER : Moore – Baloucoune, Hume, McCloskey, McIlroy – (o) Doak, (m) Conney – McCann, Timoney, Rea – Henderson (c), O'Connor – O'Toole, Herring, Kitschoff.
Substitutes : Stewart, Warwick, Wilson, Sheridan, Izuchukwu, Flannery, Stockdale, Ewers.

The turnover is happening. For the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup against the Irish province of Ulster, the Montpellier staff are banking on a reshuffled squad.

The hinge will be made up of the two players trained at the club, Aubin Eymeri and Louis Foursans. These two will have their first start of the season. George Bridge, only lined up twice in 2024 in Montpellier, will start in the center of the attack alongside Auguste Cadot. Alex De Nardi takes his seat in the back.

Willemse captain

Ahead, players lacking playing time will have their chance: third row Clément Doumenc and left pillar Grégory Fichten. Two players also at the end of their contract. The starting XV will be supervised by the experienced Christopher Tolofua, Harry Williams, Paul Willemse, Florian Verhaeghe and Alexandre Bécognée.

This Friday, during training open to the press, several senior players were missing or training separately. No Jan Serfontein, Geoffrey Doumayrou or Enzo Forletta, remained in care.

The third row Janse Van Rensburg, the center Arthur Vincent, the second row Bastien Chalureau and the scrum half Cobus Reinach benefited from training adapted to the rest of the collective.

In the infirmary, Léo Coly continues to treat his thigh and Marco Tauleigne his calf.