Harlequins v Stade: Teams
Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea has kept faith in the side that toppled Munster for the Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Francais.
Last Updated: 19/05/11 3:01pm
Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea has kept faith in the side that toppled Munster for the Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Francais on Friday night.
Quins had shocked the Irish giants in the semi-final at Thomond Park despite having Nick Easter red-carded - and they will head to the Cardiff City Stadium full of confidence.
Having been spared further punishment for his indiscretion, Easter retains his place in the side, while Nick Evans has been passed fit after struggling with a knock.
Tomas Vallejos has not been as lucky, though, with the Argentinean lock being replaced on the bench by Peter Browne after he broke his thumb in the semi-final.
Ruled out
Like Easter France prop Rodrigo Roncero has been spared a ban so he takes his place in the Stade Francais front row for the clash.
Roncero was cited for a late body check on Morgan Parra in the semi-final win over Clermont but he escaped further sanction.
Flanker Antoine Burban comes into the side after recovering from a cut, however Scotland full-back Hugo Southwell and France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski are both ruled out through injury.
There is a certain English feel to the Stade squad, with James Haskell and Tom Palmer both starting and Ollie Phillips named on the bench.
Stade Français: 15 Martin Rodriguez, 14 Julien Arias, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Guillaume Bousses, 11 Djibril Camara, 10 Lionel Beauxis, 9 Julien Dupuy, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Antoine Burban, 6 James Haskell, 5 Pascal Pape, 4 Tom Palmer, 3 David Attoub, 2 Remi Bonfils, 1 Rodrigo Roncero,
Replacements: 16 Damien Weber, 17 Rayno Gerber, 18 Arthur Joly, 19 Arnaud Marchois, 20 Pierre Rabadan, 21 Juan Leguizamon, 22 Noel Oelschig, 23 Ollie Phillips,
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 George Lowe, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 5 George Robson, 4 Ollie Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Matt Cairns, 17 Ceri Jones, 18 Mark Lambert, 19 Pete Browne, 20 Will Skinner, 21 Dave Moore. 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Ross Chisholm
