Champions Cup, Round Four - teams and predictions

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SATURDAY & SUNDAY PREVIEW: The Bulls are effectively the odd one out on a final weekend of Champions Cup group action in which 23 of the 24 teams stand a chance of advancing to the knock-out phase.

One couldn't have asked for a better finish to the first four weeks of the prestigious European competition if you had asked a script writer to conjure it up.

The top spot in each Pool is still undecided with one game to go, while the bottom teams can theoretically still be alive in the Champions Cup after this weekend.

Except for the Bulls, who will need to do more than win the game in the only Champions Cup game to be played on South African soil this weekend - they will need to win with a bonus point and a big points differential and also deny their French opponents a bonus point.

The Bulls cannot make it to the fourth position required to stay alive in the Champions Cup because the team that beat them last week, Castres, is out of range of the South African side with an advantage of nine points.

And Jake White, the Bulls' Director of Rugby, has given his side the best possible chance to get back to winning ways with the team he picked.

Ruan Nortje is back to lead a side jam-packed with the big names. Up front you have Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw.

The loosies are Marcell Coetzee, Elrigh Louw and Cameron Hanekom.

And at No.10 you have Johan Goosen with Harold Vorster and Stedman Gans on his outside.

For White there is no option - his team has to forget the permutations and play their best rugby.

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"I told them [the players] let's not worry about the permutations. Let's play as well as we can and whatever is meant to be, that will be fine," White told a media briefing on Friday.

"Not only do we need a good performance for this week, we need a good game for those derby games coming up.

"Taking the edge off, and let's be as good a team as we can be, and whatever the outcome is, we can talk about that afterward.

"You can make a mistake and be 7-0 down and all of a sudden you are under even more pressure," the coach commented.

Castres can be overtaken by fifth-placed Stade so there is arguably a lot more to play for for the visitors to Loftus than the hosts. Castres visit Saracens for their final game on Sunday and a win there will be enough for them to secure a place in the Champions Cup Round of 16 regardless of what happens in Pretoria.

For the other two local sides playing in the Champions Cup, an advance to the Round of 16 is still realistic.

The Sharks might already be sure of their place in the knock-outs when their game against Bordeaux Begles kicks off in Bordeaux on Sunday. They should know on Friday night when the two bottom teams in their Pool clash.

The winner will at the very least qualify for the Challenge Cup, but the Champions Cup will be the main target and it will make for an interesting face-off between the teams and a riveting start to the weekend's action. If one of the teams does go through after starting the final round with zero points it would be a remarkable achievement.

But it appears unlikely, and even if Ulster or Exeter achieve their objective by bagging a full-house of log points and winning by a wide enough margin to tax the Sharks, the Durbanites will still be able to deny them if they secure a bonus point on Sunday.

The Sharks are without the majority of their Springboks while loosies Vincent Tshituka and James Venter are also out due to injury.

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi leads a side that once again had to be rejigged following a frustrating run of injuries, having lost Vincent Koch, Jordan Hendrikse, and Makazole Mapimpi last week to add to the injury toll.

Sharks coach John Plumtree was very hesitant to talk up his team, facing the top team in their Pool with a side that lacks the big names.

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"The problem we have had this year is the injuries. I've been in the coaching seat for quite some time, and this has been quite a season with injuries," Plumtree revealed.

"And that's where it becomes stressful.

"All I'm really looking forward to is getting through this patch and getting the team back together so we've got all our players available.

"I am hoping that is going to be in the next six to eight weeks. If we can do that, then we can have a late push at the competitions at least.

"We need to have some bodies back. Right now we are scratching for players and we are already using youngsters in the team that I hadn't planned to use, certainly in this competition.

"We are looking to stay in contention in both competitions until we can get a lot of our big players back," he added.

The Stormers have recovered well from their earlier hiccups in the competition to be fourth in Pool Four going into the final round, but the competition in their group is incredibly tight. They are one of three teams with five points, with Harlequins ahead of them in third because of points differential and it is also points differential that puts them ahead of the fifth-placed Sale Sharks.

However, Stormers coach John Dobson was quick to remind everyone of the enormity of the challenge they face in France.

"Budget-wise it's a big team, amazing facility and we have to be realistic.

"We are probably missing a few of our playmakers. So we are going to have to fight. And we can fight really properly," he commented from Bordeaux.

"Playing a team like these guys away in France when it is one degree [Celsius] outside, it's a tough thing. But if we can fight and eke out a special result, it will be a massive confidence boost for us.

"But I would really focus on our performance, that we stand up and try and impose our gameplan, and then the result will come.

"We are here to compete, but people mustn't be under any illusion as to the nature and size of the beast that we are playing tomorrow.

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The potential jeopardy doesn't end for the Stormers with the three-way tie, for their opponents at La Defense Arena on Saturday night, Racing 92, are just one point behind. So the team mentored by former England coach Stuart Lancaster also has everything to play for.

Harlequins host United Champions Glasgow Warriors in a game that kicks off at the same time as the one in Paris does and it won't be easy for them, while Sale, who were well beaten by the Stormers in Cape Town last weekend, also have a tough home game against Pool Four leaders Toulon visiting Manchester.

As it stands, it is anyone's guess which of Toulon or the Warriors will end top, for there is only one log point separating them, with the closeness of the battle mirroring the closeness of their clash in Toulon in mid-December.

With home-ground advantage and who plays who during the knock-out phase being determined by the seedings that will be decided by points accumulated in the Pool phase, there is a lot for the top teams to play for too.

By denying Toulouse a try-scoring bonus point last weekend, the Sharks allowed Bordeaux to inch ahead of Toulouse, but they can help out Toulouse if they take points off Bordeaux on Sunday.

Leinster went ahead of La Rochelle in Pool Two when they won last Sunday's clash with the Galacticos, but they can still surrender the top spot if they get beaten by what should be a determined Bath team that has shown great form this season under the coaching of South African Johann van Graan and La Rochelle get the better of Benetton.

The Italian team has a lot to play for as they are currently fourth, meaning as it stands they would qualify for the round of 16. However, Clermont-Auvergne and Bristol Bears, who clash in Clermont on Saturday evening, are breathing down their necks.

It amounts to an exciting and absorbing final round with plenty of jeopardy for most teams who are third or lower in their Pools and also a lot to play for for those near the top who have proper title ambitions. In the Champions Cup, home-ground advantage heading into the knock-outs means everything.

Saturday, January 18

Bulls v Stade Francais
(Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria - Kick-off 15.00; 16.00 France time; 13.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Bulls by four points

Teams

Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw (captain), 6 Marcelle Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (captain), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Canan Moodie

Stade Francais: 15 Joe Jonas, 14 Raffaele Storti, 13 Leo Monin, 12 Julien Delbouis, 11 Charles Laloi, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Thibaut Motassi, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Sekou Macalou (captain), 6 Pierre Huguet, 5 Baptiste Pesenti, 4 Juan-Martin Scelzo, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Alvaro Garcia Albo, 1 Isaac Koffi
Replacements: 16 Luka Petriashvili, 17 Hugo N'Diaye, 18 Braxton Asi, 19 Ollie McCrea, 20 Andy Timo, 21 Mamoudou Meite, 22 Louis Foursans-Bourdette, 23 Mathis Ibo

Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Hamish Grant
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Northampton v Munster
(Franklin's Garden - Kick-off: 15.15 GMT)

Prediction: 
@rugby365: Northampton by three points

Teams

Northampton: 15 James Ramm, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall (captain), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Seabrook, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Tom Lockett, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Tarek Haffar
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Tom West, 18 Luke Green, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Tom James, 23 Tom Litchfield

Munster: 15 Mike Haley; 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Diarmuid Kilgallen; 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Conor Murray; 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Peter O'Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne (captain), 4 Fineen Wycherley, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 John Ryan, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Jack O'Donoghue, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Brian Gleeson.

Referee: Nika Amashukeli
Assistant Referees: Saba Abulashvili, Shota Tevzadze
TMO: Marius v d Westhuizen

Clermont v Bristol Bears
(Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont - Kick-off: 15.00; 13.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Clermont by nine points

Teams

Clermont: 15 Alex Newsome, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Mathys Belaubre, 12 Irae Simone, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Baptiste Jauneau, 8 Fritz Lee (captain), 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Killian Tixeront, 5 Peceli Yato, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Michael Ala'alatoa, 2 Folau Fainga'a, 1 Sacha Lotrian
Replacements: 16 Barnabe Massa, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Cristian Ojovan, 19 Thomas Ceyte, 20 Alexandre Fischer, 21 Sebastien Bezy, 22 Ben Urdapilleta, 23 Lucas Tauzin

Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Joe Jenkins, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Deago Bailey, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Harry Randal; 8 Fitz Harding (captain), 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Joe Owen, 4 James Dun, 3 George Kloska, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Steele Barker, 20 Viliame Mata, 21 Kieran Marmion), 22 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 23 Benjamin Elizalde

Referee: Sam Grove-White
Assistant Referees: David Sutherland, Finlay Brown
TMO: Andrew McMenemy

Benetton v Stade Rochelais
(Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso - Kick-off: 15.15 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Stade Rochelais by five points

Teams

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Tommaso Menoncello, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Matt Gallagher, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Eli Snyman (captain), 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Nahuel Tetaz, 18 Giosué Zilocchi, 19 Federico Ruzza, 20 Sebastian Blacks, 21 Michele Lamaro, 22 Andy Uren, 23 Leonardo Marin

Stade Rochelais: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Ulupano Seuteni, 12 Jules Favre, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Greg Alldritt (captain), 7 Oscar Jegou, 6 Paul Boudehent, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Quentin Lespiaucq, 1 Alexandre Kaddouri
Replacements: Nikolozi Sutidze, Thierry Paiva, Georges-Henri Colombre Reazel, Ultan Dillane, Levani Botia, Matthias Haddad, Hoani Bosmorin, Hugo Reus.

Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales, Simon Harding
TMO: Ian Tempest

Leinster v Bath
(Lansdowne Road, Dublin - Kick-off: 18.30; 17.30 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Leinster by 15 points

Teams

Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Garry Ringrose, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Jamie Osborne, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Max Deegan, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Caelan Doris, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jimmy O'Brien

Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Ruaridh McConnochie, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (captain, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Miles Reid, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Beno Obano,
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee

Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant Referees: Thomas Charabas, Jonathan Gasnier
TMO: Julien Castaignede

Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors
Twickenham Stoop, London - Kick-off: 21.00; 20.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Glasgow Warriors by four points

Teams

Harlequins: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Nick David, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Ben Waghorn, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (captain), 7. Jack Kenningham, 6. Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 James Chisholm, 3 Titi Lamositele, 2 Jack Walker, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Joe Launchbury, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Will Evans, 22 Danny Care, 23 Jarrod Evans

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Stafford McDowall (captain), 11 Kyle Rowe, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Euan Ferrie, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston,17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Henco Venter, 22 Ben Afshar, 23 Duncan Weir

Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant Referees: Kevin Bralley, Vivien Praderie
TMO: Tual Trainini

Racing 92 v Stormers
(Paris La Defense Arena, Paris - Kick-off: 21.00; 22.00 SA time; 20.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Racing 92 by 12 points

Teams

Racing 92: 15 Tristan Tedder, 14 Vinaya Habosi, 13 Josua Tuisova, 12 Dan Lancaster, 11 Max Spring, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Nolann le Garrec, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Maxime Baudonne, 6 Ibrahim Diallo (captain), 5 Romain Taofifenua, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Thomas Laclayat, 2 Feleti Kaitu'u, 1 Hassane Kolingar
Replacements: 16 Diego Escobar, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Jordan Joseph, 21 Cameron Woki, 22 Antoine Gibert, 23 Henry Chavancy

Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Willie Engelbrecht, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Dave Ewers, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis.

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson, John Meredith
TMO: Andrew Jackson

Sunday, January 19

Bordeaux-Begles v Sharks
(Stade Chaban-Delman, Bordeaux - Kick-off: 14.00; 15.00 SA time; 13.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Bordeaux-Begles by 15 points

Teams

Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Arthur Retiere, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Lucu (captain), 8 Tevita Tatafu, 7 Temo Matiu, 6 Marko Gazzotti, 5 Alexandre Ricard, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Carlü Sadie, 2 Connor Sa, 1 Jefferson Poirot
Replacements: 16 Maxime Lamothe, 17 Ugo Boniface, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Jacques Nguimbous, 20 Lachie Swinton, 21 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Joey Carbery

Sharks: 15 Yaw Penxe, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Ethan Bester, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Dylan Richardson, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Jaden Hendrikse, 23 Hakeem Kunene.

Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Dean Richards

Saracens v Castres
(Allianz Park, London - Kick-off: 14.00; 13.00 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Saracens by five points

Teams

Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tobias Elliott, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Eroni Mawi
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Nathan Michelow, 20 Toby Knight, 21 Gareth Simpson, 22 Olly Hartley, 23 Angus Hall

Castres: 15 Theo Chabouni, 14 Nathanael Hulleu, 13 Adrien Seguret (captain), 12 Andrea Cocagi, 11 Josaia Raisuqe, 10 Louis le Brun, 9 Gauthier Doubrere, 8 Feibyan Tukino, 7 Simon Meka, 6 Izzy Moore-Aiono, 5 Paul Jedrasiak, 4 Gauthier Maravat, 3 Nicolas Corato, 2 Pierre Colonna, 1 Lois Guerois-Galisson
Replacements: 16 Loris Zarantonello, 17 Wayan de Benedittis, 18 Aurelien Azar, 19 Romain Macurdy, 20 Yann Peysson, 21 Santiago Arata, 22 Joris Dupont, 23 Antoine Zeghdar

Referee: Andrea Piardi
Assistant Referees: Clara Munarini, Lauren Jenner
TMO: Matteo Liperini

Toulouse v Leicester
(Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse - Kick-off: 15.15 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Toulouse by eight points

Teams

Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Dimitri Delibes, 12 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 11 Blair Kinghorn, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain), 8 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Jack Willis, 6 François Cros, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Rodrigue Neti
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Joel Merkler, 19 Joshua Brennan, 20 Leo Banos, 21 Paul Graou, 22 Matthis Lebel, 23 Juan Cruz Mallia

Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Josh Bassett, 13 Izaia Perese, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Ollie Chessum, 5 George Martin, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Emeka Ilione, 21 Tom Whiteley, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Solomone Kata

Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones, Ben Connor
TMO: Aled Griffiths

Sale Sharks v Toulon
(Salford Stadium, Salford - Kick-off: 17.30 GMT)

Prediction:
@rugby365: Toulon by 20 points

Teams

Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Robert du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Maasi-White, 11 Tom O'Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Ben Curry (c), 6 Tom Curry, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ethan Caine, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 Willgriff John, 19 Ben Bamber, 20 Ernst van Rhyn, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Arron Reed

Toulon: 15 Rayan Rebbadj, 14 Jiuta Wainiqolo, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Jérémy Sinzelle, 11 Gabin Villiere, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Ben White, 8 Selevasio Tolofua, 7 Jules Coulon, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 5 Swan Rebbadj, 4 Matthias Halagahu (c), 3 Emerick Setiano, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Mickael Ivaldi, 17 Dany Priso, 18 Davit Mchedlidze, 19 David Ribbans, 20 Yannick Youyoutte, 21 Esteban Abadie, 22 Baptiste Serin, 23 Paolo Garbisi

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
Assistant Referees: Franco Rosella, Alex Frasson
TMO: Stefano Roscini

Additional source @ICCSA