Stade Toulousain faces the Sharks of Durban this Saturday April 8 at 4 p.m. in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. Discover all the information of the meeting.
Stade Toulousain once again finds South Africans after having dismissed the Bulls in the round of 16 a week ago. Indeed, Ugo Mola’s men made short work of their opponents (30-9) carried by an effective Thomas Ramos on foot with 4 penalties and 3 successful conversions. “It’s a big match to prepare for. It’s been a long time since we had to prepare for this kind of meeting. It’s exciting,” said Ugo Mola at a press conference.
Opposite, the Sharks had more difficulty reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after a prolific victory in points against Munster (50-35). In the Championship, the South Africans have blown hot and cold with two wins and two losses since the start of the season which has just started for them.
The Toulouse – Sharks match will start at 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 8. It will take place at the Ernest Wallon stadium in Toulouse.
The meeting between Toulouse and the Sharks will be broadcast on Bein Sports 2 and France 2. English referee Karl Dickson will officiate for this match.
Two streaming broadcasts will be available to follow this Toulouse – Sharks since MyCanal and France.TV will broadcast this quarter-final of the Champions Cup.
Ugo Mola will start this Toulouse – Sharks without Julien Marchand who is still injured in the ankle and is too tight to start while Alexandre Roumat pays the price for a sporting choice and will be replaced by Thibaud Flament. Here is the Toulouse starting XI: Baille, Mauvaka, Aldegheri – R. Arnold, Meafou – Cros, Willis, Flament – Dupont, Ntamack – Mallia, Barassi, Ahki, Lebel – Ramos.
On the Sharks side, two changes to note from the last game with the entries of Grant Williams and Hyron Andrews in place of Jaden Hendrikse and Eben Etzebeth, who came out injured against Munster. Here are the South Africans’ starting XI: Chamberlain, Kok, – Am, JV Rensburg – Mapimpi, Bosch, Williams – Tshituka, Notshe, Kolisi, Grobler, Andrews, Du Toit, Mbonambi – Nché.
Stade Toulousain is the big favorite for this clash against the Sharks on sports betting sites. On Betclic, the French are at 1.15, the draw is at 25 while the Sharks are at 4.50. On Winamax, Toulouse are at 1.15, the draw is at 30 while the South Africans are at 4.90.
