RECAP: Toulouse v Bordeaux-Bègles

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the European Cup semifinal encounter between Toulouse and Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Ernest Wallon.

This will be the first time that Toulouse and Bordeaux-Bègles have met in a European competition.

Toulouse has won six of their last seven clashes with Bordeaux-Bègles in the Top 14 and has never lost a home game against them in the competition.

Bordeaux-Bègles have won their last five games in the Champions Cup, their best run in the competition and as many victories as they’d managed in their 12 games prior to this streak.

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Teams:

Toulouse: 15 Maxime Médard, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Zack Holmes, 12 Pita Ahki, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Francois Cros, 6 Alban Placines, 5 Richie Arnold, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Julien Marchand (captain), 1 Cyril Baille.

Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Clément Castets, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Joe Tekori, 20 Rynhardt Elstadt, 21 Antoine Miquel, 22 Baptiste Germain, 23 Juan Cruz Mallía.

Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Nans Ducuing, 14 Romain Buros, 13 Pablo Uberti, 12 Yoram Falatea-Moefana, 11 Ben Lam, 10 Matthieu Jalibert (captain), 9 Maxime Lucu, 8 Alexandre Roumat, 7 Guido Petti, 6 Cameron Woki, 5 Jandré Marais, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Thierry Paiva.

Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Jefferson Poirot, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Cyril Cazeaux, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Yann Lesgourgues, 22 Ulupano Seuteni, 23 Thomas Jolmes.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley (England), Adam Leal (England)

TMO: Tom Foley (England)