La composition des équipes en lice en Challenge Cup

La Challenge Cup débute en cette fin de semaine, voilà la composition des équipes sur les rencontres de ce week-end :

Lyon – London Welsh 

Lyon : Jerome Porical; Franck Romanet, Paul Bonnefond, Fabrice Estebanez (c), Thibaut Regard; Stephen Brett, Ricky Januarie; Sami Mavinga, Cameron Mapusua, Anthony Roux, Steevy Cerqueira, Simon Christian Njewel, Eugene Nzi, Alexandre Derrien, Masi Matadigo
Remplaçants : Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux, Bogdan Balan, Emmanuel Felsina, Joe Tuineau, Felix Lambey, Mathieu Loree, Waisele Seru Sukanaveita, Romain Loursac

London Welsh : Chris Elder; Alan Awcock, Nick Reynolds, James Lewis, Rhys Crane; Tristan Roberts, Rob Lewis; Shane Cahill, Mathew Dobson, Jack Gilding, Josh McNally, Mat Corker (c), Benjamin West, Richard Thorpe, Ben Pienaar
Remplaçants : Nathan Vella, Ricky Reeves, Ben Cooper, Dean Schofield, Daniel Browne, Paul Rowley, Gordon Ross, Seb Stegmann

Cardiff Blues – Grenoble 

Cardiff Blues: Rhys Patchell; Richard Smith, Adam Thomas, Gavin Evans, Geraint Walsh; Gareth Davies, Lloyd Williams; Sam Hobbs, Matthew Rees (c), Adam Jones, Jarrad Hoeata, Filo Paulo, Macauley Cook, Sam Warburton, Manoa Vosawai
Remplaçants : Kristian Dacey, Gethin Jenkins, Scott Andrews, Josh Turnbull, Josh Navidi, Tavis Knoyle, Cory Allen, Dan Fish

Grenoble: Gio Gainn Aplon; Xavier Mignot, Chris Farrell, Geoffroy Messina, Daniel Kilioni; Jordan Michallet, James Hart (c); Rémy Hugues, Anthony Hegarty, Albertus Buckle, Thibault Rey, Ross Skeate, Louis Marrou, Fabien Alexandre, Dylan Hayes
Remplaçants : Laurent Bouchet, Denis Coulson, Richard Choirat , Henry Vanderglas, Joannes Henry, Clement Gelin, Lilian Saseras, Hendrik Roodt

Zebre – Oyonnax

Zebre : David Odiete; Dion Berryman, Tommaso Iannone, Kelly Haimona, Leonardo Sarto; Edoardo Padovani, Brendon Leonard; Matias Aguero, Andrea Manici, Dario Chistolini, Andries Ferreira, George Biagi, Mauro Bergamasco (c), Valerio Bernabo, Samu Vunisa
 Remplaçants : Oliviero Fabiani, Lorenzo Romano, Andrea de Marchi, Marco Bortolami, Jacopo Sarto, Gullo Palazzani, Luciano Orquera, Mirco Bergamasco

Oyonnax : Adriaan Smit; Silvere Tian, Guillaume Bousses, Alexandra Luatua, Yves Donguy; Regis Lespinas, Fabien Cibray; Antoine Tichit, Paula Ngauamo, Antoine Guillamon, Miroslav Nemecek (c), Geoffrey Fabbri, Guillaume Bernad, Christophe Andre, Pedrie Wannenburg
 Remplaçants : Clément Jullien, Marc Clerc, Clement Baiocco, Patrick Sobela, Yohan Domenech, Pierre Aguillon, Hemani Paea, Valentin Ursache

Connacht Rugby – La Rochelle

Connacht Rugby : Darragh Leader; Danie Poolman, Robbie Henshaw, Craig Ronaldson, Matt Healy; Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion; Ronan Loughney, Jason Harris Wright, Nathan White, Quinn Roux, Ally Muldowney, John Muldoon (c), Willie Faloon, Eoin McKeon
Remplaçants : David Heffernan, Denis Buckley, Rodney Ah You, Andrew Browne, George Naoupu, Ian Porter, Dave McSharry, Niyi Adeolokun

La Rochelle : Arthur Cestaro; LANCELOT LUTEAU, Kini Murimurivalu, Albert VuliVuli, Damien Cler; Hamish Gard, Jules Lebail; Mike Corbel, Benjamin Geledan, Vincent Pelo, Romana Graham, Jacobus Grobler, Nicolas Djebaili (c), Benoit Guyot, Loann Goujon
Remplaçants : Rassie Jansen van Vuuren, Jordan Seneca, Benoit Bourrust, Zeno Kieft, Leo Cedaro, Julien Berger, Charles Lagarde, Charles Bouldoire

Bayonne – Exeter Chiefs

Bayonne : Jon Elissalde; Saimoni Vaka, Thibault Visensang, Matthieu Ugalde, Pierre Sayerse; Clement Otazo, Christophe Loustalot; JC Van Rensburg, Gregory Arganese, Florian Lapeyrade, Opéti Fonua, Pelu Ian Taele, Baptiste Chouzenoux, Clement Ancely, Jean Monribot (c)
 Remplaçants : Simon Labouyrie, Lucas Pointud, Gert Muller, Lisiate Fa’aoso, Guillaume Rouet, Bastien Duhalde, Martin Bustos Moyano, Mark Chisholm

Exeter Chiefs : Jack Arnott; Jack Nowell, Adam Hughes, Ian Whitten, Tom James; Ceri Sweeney (c), Haydn Thomas; Carl Rimmer, Elvis Taione, Moray Low, Mitch Lees, Ryan Caldwell, Don Armand, James Scaysbrook, Kai Horstmann
 Remplaçants : Greg Bateman, Brett Sturgess, Alex Brown, Damian Welch, Sireli Naqelevuki, Dave Lewis, Gareth Steenson, Fetu’u Vainikolo

Stade Français Paris – Newport Gwent Dragons 

Stade Français Paris: Benjamin Dumas; Krisnan Inu, Geoffrey Doumayrou, Herman Meyer Bosman, Digby Ioane; Vincent Mallet, Jerome Fillol; Zurabi Zhvania, Remi Bonfils (c), Davit Kubriashvili, Hugh Pyle, Paul Gabrillagues, Matthieu Ugena, Mathieu De Giovanni, Nicolas Garrault 
Remplaçants : Adrian Oleon, Sofiane Chellat, Blaise Dumas, Julien Nibert, Raphael Lakafia, Julien Tomas, Morné Steyn, Jérémy Sinzelle

Newport Gwent Dragons : Lee Byrne (c); Matthew Pewtner, Tom Prydie, Ashley Smith, Hallam Amos; Angus O’Brien, Richie Rees; Boris Stankovich, T Rhys Thomas, Lloyd Fairbrother, Andrew Coombs, Rynard Landman, Lewis Evans, Nic Cudd, Toby Faletau
Remplaçants : Elliot Dee, Owen Evans, Dan Way, James Thomas, Andy Powell, Jonathan Evans, Jason Tovey, Aled Brew

London Irish – Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo

London Irish: Topsy Ojo; Alex Lewington, Eamonn Sheridan, Eoin Griffin, Tom Fowlie; Myles Dorrian, Tomas O’Leary (c); , Jimmy Stevens, Geoff Cross, Dave Lyons, Dan Leo, Kieran Low, Conor Gilsenan, Ofisa Treviranus
Remplaçants : Michael Mayhew, Jamie Hagan, Leo Halavatau, Tom Guest, Luke Narraway, Darren Allinson, Fergus Mulchrone, James Short

Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo : Stefan Basson; Billy Patrick Ngawini, Denis Majstorovic, Ross Stewart McCann, Peter Pavanello; Davide Farolini, Marco Frati; Nicola Quaglio, Luke Mahoney (c), Andrea Pozzi, Emiliano Caffini, Jean-François Montauriol, Edoardo Ruffolo, Edoardo Lubian, Guglielmo Zanini
Remplaçants : Alessandro Borsi, Gheorghe Gajion, Matteo Maran, Andrea De Marchi, Giorgio Bronzini, Francesco Menon, Luciano Javier Rodriguez