Return of Doumayrou, heavy on the wings, the premiere of Garbisi: the compositions of Toulon-MHR

Geoffrey Doumayrou will start at center to face Toulon. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

To face the RCT on Saturday (3 p.m.) in Mayol, the Montpellier residents will be able to count on the return of Geoffrey Doumayrou at center.

Montpellier will be able to count on the experience of Geoffrey Doumayrou to challenge Toulon on its Mayon lawn. The center has recovered from his adductor injury and will start alongside Auguste Cadot.

The ranking of the Top 14

Montpellier which will also strengthen its wings with the tenure of former Toulon player Masivesi Dakuwaqa and New Zealander Ben Lam. Up front, the staff continues to trust the young Basque pillar Baptiste Erdocio, accompanied by Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Luka Japaridze. Yacouba Camara and Bastien Chalureau will start in the second line while Sam Simmonds and Janse Van Rensburg will form the third line with captain Lenni Nouchi. Louis Carbonel and Cobus Reinach make up the hinge. On the bench, hooker Christopher Tolofua will be back in front of his old crowd. A solid bench where the pillars Enzo Forletta and Harry Williams will also take place, but also Tyler Dugid, Clément Doumenc, Alexandre Bécognée, Louis Foursans and Arthur Vincent complete the match sheet.

Compositions

TOULON : Jaminet- Dréan, Tuicuvu, Paia’aua, Villière & ndash; (o) Biggar, (m) White – Abadie, Ollivon, Du Preez – Alainu’uese, Ribbans – Brookes, Baubigny (c), Priso. Substitutes: Singleton, Devaux, Rebbadj, Le Corvec, Garbisi, Serin, Fainga’anuku, Gigashvili.

MONTPELLIER : Bouthier – Lam, Doumayrou, Cadot, Dakuwaqa – (o) Carbonel, (m) Reinach – Nouchi (c), Simmonds, Van Rensburg – Chalureau, Camara – Japaridze, PA, Erdocio. Substitutes: Tolofua, Forletta, Duguid, Doumenc, Bécognée, Foursans, Vincent, Wiliams

The RCT internationals on deck

Opposite, RC Toulon is going through complicated times but they can count on the return of their internationals. Charles Ollivon and Esteban Abadie will be there, as will Scottish scrum-half Ben White. Arriving a few weeks ago from Montpellier, Italian fly-half Paolo Garbisi, on the bench, should take his first steps in the Toulon colors.

Finally, Pierre Mignoni will also be able to record the return from injury of his international scrum half Baptiste Serin.