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Bayonne sans ses cadres pour recevoir des Stormers sans leurs Springboks

Le demi de mêlée de Bayonne Herschel Jantjies sera titulaire pour la reprise de la Champions Cup, face à son ancienne équipe des Stormers. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Une reprise nocturne en fanfare mais sans étoile. Vendredi, la saison de Champions Cup redémarre et c’est Bayonne, 5e de Top 14, qui va ouvrir le bal à Jean-Dauger contre les Stormers, leader de l’URC. Une affiche a priori intéressante mais qui ne donnera pas la pleine mesure de son potentiel.

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L’Aviron, fortement handicapé par les blessures depuis le début de saison, a décidé de préserver ses cadres en composant une équipe largement remaniée.

Par rapport au XV qui a débuté et difficilement battu Lyon le week-end dernier en Top 14 (22-20), le manager Grégory Patat n’a conservé que six titulaires, dont le capitaine Arthur Iturria qui descend en troisième ligne, l’ouvreur Joris Segonds et l’arrière Cheikh Tiberghien, replacé au centre.

Le pilier Emerick Setiano et le flanker Esteban Capilla, qui ont fait plusieurs allers-retours à Marcoussis durant le mois de novembre sans jamais jouer avec les Bleus, n’ont pas été retenus. Touché à l’épaule contre le LOU, l’international argentin Rodrigo Bruni ne sera également pas de la partie, lui qui ne devrait pas rejouer avant 2026.

Champion du monde 2019 avec les Springboks, le demi de mêlée Herschel Jantjies sera titulaire face à son ancienne franchise des Stormers, leader invaincu du United Rugby Championship (URC) cette saison.

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L’équipe de la province du Cap sera elle aussi très amoindrie, sans aucun de ses nombreux internationaux Springboks, que ce soit Frans Malherbe ou Deon Fourie dans le pack ou encore Cobus Reinach, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Manie Libbok ou Damian Willemse dans les lignes arrières. Les suiveurs du Top 14 reconnaitront néanmoins l’arrière titulaire de la franchise du Cap, Warren Gelant, qui a porté les couleurs du Racing 92 durant la saison 2022-2023.

Les compositions de Bayonne – Stormers

Le XV de départ de Bayonne : Orabe – T. Spring, Tiberghien, Mori, Hannoun – (o) Segonds, (m) Jantjies – Iturria (cap.), Lomidze, Fischer – Paulos, Iandolino – Fepulea’i, Giudicelli, Calles.

Les remplaçants : L. Martin, Cormenier, Cotet, Ariceta, Bosch, Marchesin, Baptiste Tilloles, Erbinartegaray.

l’équipe de départ des Stormers : Gelant – Maart, Simelane, D. du Plessis, Zas – (o) Swart, (m) Khan – Dixon, Ackermann, P. de Villiers – Evans, Moerat – Fouche, JJ. Kotze, Mchunu.

Le banc : Vokozela, Vermaak, Sandi, Smith, Schickerling, Roos, Duvenage, Roche.

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Utiku Old Boy 1 hour ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This is an over-dramatization of the AB HC role IMO. I agree something has been “off” since before the 2019 RWC - even the last Lion’s series and it has not all been down to “improvements” by other teams (although that is definitely a reality). I think Rassie (again) shows how a strong coach manages both the locker room and the public perceptions by earning public and team trust through his strength of character, team innovations and improvement, decisiveness, fairness and owning mistakes. A strong NZ coach should have nothing to fear coming in to this environment. Much as I had hopes for Razor after Hanson II and Foster, I think Kirk’s decision is the right one as it was obvious to many of us, the “trajectory” was not there. Same mistakes, confusion under pressure, lack of progress and worst, capitulation. The key is not who will take on the role, but who is selected for the role. I think the leading candidates are JJ, Rennie, Mitchell and somewhere a role for Schmidt and/or Wayne Smith. Razor’s biggest “failure” was his hesitancy, persisting with failing selections, being positive at the cost of being real and the aura he gave off of not knowing where the “fixes” were. The job came too soon for him but he can learn from it and grow. Hopefully, the new guy is bold and strong and has a good team around him because the other big failure of Razor’s tenure was his coaching team was also not ready for the big leagues.

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Hellhound 2 hours ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This reminds of the Wallabies and the road down for them. This firing was harsh, rash and not thought through. Just like NZRU jumped the gun with Foster, even announcing his replacement before the biggest tournament in rugby, the World Cup. There is a lot of speculation as to why he was fired or let go, none substantiated facts. For those who go through life with open eyes and follow the logical path, it will be clear from where the rot comes from. The NZRU board itself. The Union itself. Players and coaches change, but results don't. From the man in charge down is rotten. The AB's is still 2nd in the rankings list, still manage to beat the best teams. Maybe not as flashy as in the past, but definitely trending upwards. All of that momentum is now lost…AGAIN. Same mistakes from the board. The NZRU is busy making the AB's a joke now. The fans follow like blind bats and gobble up all the excuses for a decade now. The media report what the board wants people to know, not the facts. They are not very transparent. After Super Rugby, the Wallabies crashed and became almost none existent, a shadow of its former self, running through coaches and players. The same is starting to happen to the AB's. NZRU destroy everything they touch. When will the public address the real problem at hand? When the AB's are as bad as Wales and the Wallabies? Just when the AB's start to trend upwards, they shoot themselves in the foot once again. Firing a coach, before the biggest series NZ have had in many many years, the biggest rivalry. Before the Nation's Cup and the WC. 3 of arguably the biggest competitions in world rugby right now for 2026 and 2027. Fans can drop all expectations for winning any of the 3 competitions. New coach, new strategies, new everything. It takes time to settle a group of players. Even if the same crop of players gets used(which aren't good enough), it won't amount to sudden magical success. Winning percentages isn't everything, but filling the trophy cabinet is. Sack the board, not the coaches. The players and fans also need to realise that.

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