The lineups of MHR – Bayonne: Nouchi remains captain, the Basques line up a muscular bench with Giudicelli and Aprasidze

Lenni Nouchi titulaire et capitaine contre l'Aviron Bayonnais ce samedi 24 février. Midi Libre – MICHAEL ESDOURRUBAILH

The staff of MHR and Aviron Bayonnais have revealed their group for the clash this Saturday, February 24, a match counting for the 16th day of Top 14.

The teams

MONTPELLIER : De Nardi – Ngandebe, Vincent, Serfontein, Lam – (o) Carbonel, (m) Reinach – Nouchi (c), Simmonds, Van Rensburg – Duguid, Tauleigne – Williams, Paenga Amosa, Erdocio.
Substitutes : Tolofua, Forletta, Chalureau, Camara, Bécognée, Coly, Bridge, Japaridze.

BAYONNE : Tiberghien – Callandret, Erbinartegaray, Martocq, Baget – (o) Dolhagaray, (m) Machenaud – Héguy, Bruni, Huguet – Ceyte, Leindekar – Tagi, Bosch, Perchaud.
Substitutes : Giudicelli, Béthune, Iturria, Cassiem, Aprasidze, Lopez, Lestrade, Schultz.

The Montpellier staff decided to trust the players who dominated Racing 92 (20-44) last weekend. Only Auguste Cadot (French 7 Development team), Thomas Darmon (choice) and Lasha Macarashvili (choice) move from starters to non-group.

Jan Serfontein, Arthur Vincent, Sam Simmonds and Harry Williams return to the starting XV after being spared in Île de France. The third row Lenni Nouchi (20 years old) keeps the captain's armband.

Geoffrey Doumayrou (adductor) and Anthony Bouthier (ribs) are still a little tight.

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Giudicelli and Aprasidze on the bench

On the Bayonne side, manager Grégory Patat changes half of his victorious Clermont team last week (21-13). Executives Camille Lopez, Arthur Iturria and Uzair Cassiem take their places on the bench. 

The former Montpellier players Vincent Giudicelli and Gela Aprasidze, who left for the Basque Country last summer, will return during the match.