After a start to the championship (1 win, 3 losses) that does not match their ambitions, Stade Niçois is hosting this evening at Arboras (at 6 PM) a team in even worse shape, Bourgoin, who has recorded 4 out of 4 matches lost.
This is the perfect opportunity for the locals to reignite their season with a shining victory and, why not?, a bonus point.
Stade Niçois will not be able to count on their fly-half Dorian Jones, who is still receiving treatment for his strain. Defives will have to start at 10. The South African hooker Kurt Haupt is nursing a meniscus pain, as are the prop James Johnston and the flanker Lespinasse.
The announced lineup: 15 Le Gall, 14 Buraitakiyaca, 12 Delage, 13 Fritz, 14 Gougeon, 10 Defives, 9 Ormaechea, 8 Freytes, 7 Tachat, 6 Fourcade, 5 Koroi, 4 Rey, 3 Shatirishvili, 2 Martin, 1 Vola.
