Calvisano v Biarritz: Teams
Biarritz will look to finish their campaign on a high in the dead rubber against Calvisano.
Last Updated: 16/01/09 2:22pm
Biarritz will look to finish their campaign on a high in the dead rubber against Calvisano.
Both sides are unable to progress from Pool Six, however Biarritz will be keen to ensure they bounce back from the back-to-back defeats to Cardiff.
However, coaches Jack Isaac and Jean-Michel Gonzalez have decided to rest some of their top players, with Jérôme Thion and Damien Traille remaining at home along with Jacques Cronje.
American wing Takudzwa Ngwenya has been named on the bench, however England flanker Magnus Lund does start.
Calvisano:15 Luke McLean, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Matteo Pratichetti, 12 Garcia Gonzalo, 11 Daniele Forcucci, 10 Gerard John Fraser, 9 Paul Griffen, 8 Justin Purll, 7 Aaron Persico, 6 Alessandro Zanni,5 Cameron Treloar, 4 Peter Sidoli, 3 Ben Evans, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Hoani Tui.
Replacements: 16 Alistair McKenzie, 17 Alejandro Moreno, 18 Luca Beccaris, 19 Filippo Cristiano, 20 Pino Patelli, 21 Nanni Raineri, 22 Marko Stanojevic.
Biarritz: 15 Nicolas Brusque, 14 Philippe Bidabe, 13 Laurent Tranier, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Ilikena Bolakoro, 10 Marcelo Bosch, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Samiu Vahafolau, 7 Mohammed Dridi, 6 Magnus Lund, 5 César Damiani, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Benoit Bourrust, 2 Benoit Denoyelle, 1 Mosese Moala.
Replacements: 16 Benoit August, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Trevor Hall, 19 Peïo Som, 20 Julien Peyrelongue, 21 Romain Cabannes, 22 Takudzwa Ngwenya.
