S Montois v Saracens: Teams
Despite having already qualified from Pool Five, Saracens have fielded a strong looking XV to face Stade Montois on Friday.
Last Updated: 23/01/09 5:51pm
Despite having already qualified from Pool Five, Saracens have fielded a strong looking XV to face Stade Montois as they prepare to play two fixtures in the space of three days.
With a friendly against South African side Stormers awaiting on Sunday, Sarries travel to France with their place in the next stage of the European Cup already assured.
England U20 pair Alex Goode and Noah Cato continue in the back three for the, whilst young scrum-half Micky Wilson gets a rare run in the nine shirt.
The back row has plenty of youthful exuberance to it, with all three players coming through the ranks at Saracens. Don Barrell packs down at eight with Andy Saull and David Seymour either side of him.
Stade Montois: 15 Jean Marc Mazonetto, 14 Nicolas le Roux, 13 Dimitri Senio, 12 Murphy Taele, 11 Simon Ternisien, 10 Frederic Urruty, 9 Francois Tandonnet, 8 Julien Tastet, 7 Roland Bernard, 6 Yann Brethous, 5 Rudolph Berek, 4 Frederic Rawls, 3 Sebastien Ormaechea, 2 Trevor Leota, 1 Guillaume Leleu.
Replacements: 16 Cyriel Blanchard, 17 Ben Coutts, 18 Jeandre Mynhardt, 19 Jerome Carre, 20 Philip van Schalkwyk, 21 Karim Abbad, 22 Alban Genthieu.
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Noah Cato, 13 Kevin Sorrell, 12 Andy Farrell, 11 Rodd Penney, 10 Gordon Ross, 9 Mickey Wilson, 8 Donald Barrell, 7 Andy Saull, 6 David Seymour, 5 Kris Chesney, 4 Steve Borthwick, 3 Census Johnston, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Matias Aguero.
Replacements: 16 Alex Walker, 17 Tom Mercey, 18 Jordan Mitchell, 19 Ben Skirving, 20 Adam Powell, 21 Kameli Ratuvou, 22 Edd Thrower.