European Rugby Champions Cup
Steffon Armitage benched for Leinster semi-final
ESPN Staff
April 17, 2015
Steffon Armitage
Steffon Armitage© AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS

Steffon Armitage has been named on Toulon's bench for Sunday's Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster with Juan Fernandez Lobbe preferred at openside.

With Leigh Halfpenny returning to the team at fullback, Delon Armitage shifts to the wing with Bryan Habana also starting. Matt Giteau is named at inside centre with Frederic Michalak named at fly-half.

For Leinster, Ben Te'o and Ian Madigan are partnered once again in the centres with Luke Fitzgerald and Fergus McFadden on the flanks.

On Saturday, Saracens travel to France to face Clermont Auvergne and Mark McCall has named Maro Itoje at blindside flanker ahead of Kelly Brown and Jackson Wray who are both on the bench. Owen Farrell is also included among the replacements with Charlie Hodgson starting at fly-half and Chris Wyles partnering captain Brad Barritt in the centres.

Damien Chouly captains Clermont with Wesley Fofana and Jonathan Davies lining up in the centres. Nick Abendanon anchors the team at fullback.

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