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Retours et incertitudes du côté de Pau

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Thibault Daubagna (Pau) (Photo d'OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pau, toujours en lice pour les barrages de Top 14, n’est pas sûr de pouvoir compter sur ses cadres Luke Whitelock et Thibault Daubagna lors de la dernière journée face à La Rochelle samedi.

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Sortis en fin de match lors de la victoire à Vannes, le 3e ligne et capitaine néo-zélandais Whitelock et le demi de mêlée Daubagna ont été ménagés depuis le début de la semaine. Une décision sera prise vendredi après le dernier entraînement sur leur présence face aux Rochelais.

Daubagna n’a pas manqué un match de la Section cette saison en Top 14.

Le jeune centre Fabien Brau-Boirie, sonné sur la pelouse vannetaise, et le troisième ligne géorgien Beka Gorgadze, forfait la veille du déplacement en Bretagne, devraient pouvoir tenir leur place, tout comme l’ailier champion olympique de rugby à 7 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, qui revient de blessure.

En revanche, le manager Sébastien Piqueronies devra se passer du pilier géorgien Lekso Kaulashvili, qui doit se faire opérer du ménisque du genou droit à la suite de sa blessure contractée à La Rabine.

Pau, 8e du Top 14, compte 5 points de retard sur La Rochelle (6e et dernier qualifié) avant leurs retrouvailles samedi soir au Hameau.


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