Top 14
Biarritz out to get back on track
Scrum.com
December 2, 2009
Sebastien Chabal is on the Racing bench
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Biarritz will look to get their season back on track when they face Racing Metro on Wednesday in a rearranged Top 14 fixture. The Basque club was thrashed by high-flying Castres at the weekend and have been struggling with a recent dip in form. They go in to the game without utility back Damien Traille, who has failed to recover from an injury picked up on international duty with France. Paul Couet-Lannes starts at fullback while rugby league convert Karmichael Hunt is named in the No.13 jersey. Dimitri Yachvili and Julien Peyrelongue start at halfback. England centre Ayoola Erinle is named on the bench. Racing have called Sebastien Chabal on to their bench following his return from Test action with France, where he is joined by former All Black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens. Former France skipper Lionel Nallet starts in the second-row. Biarritz: P Couet-Lannes; T Ngwenya, K Hunt, A Mignardi, I Bolakoro; J Peyrelongue, D Yachvili; E Coetzee, B August, CR Johnstone, J Thion, PI Taele-Pavihi, MB Lund, T Molcard, SK Vahafolau Replacements: R Terrain, F Barcella, M Carizza, JB Roidot, V Courrent, L Tranier, N Brusque, R Hughes Racing Metro: F Fortassin; I Bobo, S Gaugau, A Masi, J Saubade, J Wisniewski, J Fillol, A Lo Cicero, B Noirot, C Baiocco, SV Raiwalui, L Nallet, A Clarke, R Vaquin, JQ Naliko Replacements: C Festuccia, M Tuugahala, S Dellape, S Chabal, N Berry, AP Mehrtens, H Chavancy, JP Orlandi © Scrum.com
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