Teams Up for the Semi Final

[Rossm]

Lee Blackett has named his side to travel to Lyon in the Challenge Cup Semi-Final on Saturday 14 May, kick off 1.30pm (local time).

There are two personnel changes to the starting line-up from our victory last weekend against Edinburgh Rugby.

Malakai Fekitoa returns to the starting line up at 13, joined in the centre by Jimmy Gopperth.

Jacob Umaga starts at full-back this week, with Josh Bassett and Francois Hougaard completing the back three line-up.

The half-back partnership remains unchanged with Dan Robson at scrum half and Charlie Atkinson at 10.

Your Supporters’ Player of the Season, Brad Shields, is joined in the back row by Alfie Barbeary and Jack Willis.

Captain Joe Launchbury lines up alongside Elliott Stooke in the second row, whilst the front row remains unchanged with Tom West, Gabriel Oghre and Biyi Alo.

Sam Spink is joined on the bench this weekend by Dan Frost, Ben Harris, Elliot Millar-Mills, James Gaskell, Tom Willis, Will Porter and Zach Kibirige.

Wasps team to face Lyon at the Matmut Stadium on Saturday 14 May (kick off 1.30pm)

1          T. West (73)

2          G. Oghre (67)

3          B. Alo (39)

4          J. Launchbury (C) (170)

5          E. Stooke (25)

6          B. Shields (77)

7          J. Willis (75)

8          A. Barbeary (29)

9          D. Robson (155)

10       C. Atkinson (33)

11       J. Bassett (176)

12       J. Gopperth (153)

13       M. Fekitoa (46)

14       F. Hougaard (10)

15       J. Umaga (69)

 

Replacements

16       D. Frost (18)

17       B. Harris (88)

18       E. Millar-Mills (15)

19       J. Gaskell (152)

20       T. Willis (61)

21       W. Porter (54)

22       S. Spink (21)

23       Z. Kibirige (64)

 

Unavailable: Tom Cruse, Vaea Fifita and Rodrigo Martinez

[Peej]

As expected really. Surprised Paolo hasn't been retained, but then I suppose with Spink you need less cover in the centre

[Neils]

No surprises in that selection tonight. Glad Sam not completely dropped.

[Rossm]

Not the game for Paolo to try and regain his form.

I do hope Will Porter has been working on how to manage the last 5 seconds of a game

[Neils]

Typical French- delayed release.

[WonkyWasp]

Spoiler

       

[WonkyWasp]

Sorry!  Not wot i  meant at all!   

[Beasties]

I do hope Will Porter has been working on how to manage the last 5 seconds of a game

Christ Alive, I can’t go through THAT again 

[Neils]

Lyon: 15. Toby Arnold, 14. Josua Tuisova, 13. Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Davit Niniashvili, 10. Leo Berdeu, 9. Baptiste Couilloud, 1. Sébastien Taofifenua, 2. Guillaume Marchand, 3. Demba Bamba, 4. Joel Kpoku, 5. Romain Taofifenua, 6. Dylan Cretin, 7. Beka Saginadze, 8. Patrick Sobela (c).

Replacements: 16. Yanis Charcosset, 17. Jérôme Rey, 18. Francisco Gomez Kodela, 19. Temo Mayanavanua, 20. Loann Goujon, 21. Jean-Marc Doussain, 22. Felix Lambey, 23. Xavier Mignot.

[Westy68]

Apart from Vaea Fifita not sure we can pick a better team. I think we have a good chance especially if we play like we did for the first 65 minutes against Irish.

Lyon with a couple of changes from last week, hooker and 2nd row

[Bloke in North Dorset]

Apart from Vaea Fifita not sure we can pick a better team. I think we have a good chance especially if we play like we did for the first 65 minutes against Irish.

Lyon with a couple of changes from last week, hooker and 2nd row

We can always rehash the Tom v Alfie at No8 debate 

[Heathen]

That a tried and trusted 23. It's up to the players to show that their game management delivers us to the final.

#COYW

[Peej]

Lots of quality in that Lyon team. And Tuisova can be devastating. This is going to be tough.

[RogerE]

So, from our point of view, it's a 12:30 kick off, and is being shown on BT (UK)/BeninSports(France), which means no streaming on the EPCR site.

[Neils]

So, from our point of view, it's a 12:30 kick off, and is being shown on BT (UK)/BeninSports(France), which means no streaming on the EPCR site.

Correct