Toulon v London Irish: Teams
Toulon have opted to rest Jonny Wilkinson for their vital Heineken Cup meeting with London Irish at Stade Félix Mayol on Saturday.
Last Updated: 17/12/10 12:42pm
England international Jonny Wilkinson has been rested by Toulon for their return clash with London Irish in the Heineken Cup.
Wilkinson, the star of the 19-13 victory over the Exiles at the Madejski Stadium, is replaced in the starting XV by Felipe Contepomi.
The inclusion of the Argentina fly-half is one of eight changes made by the Top 14 outfit.
Rory Lamont and Tom May are also added to the back division, while Davit Kubriashvili, Mickael Ivaldi, Laurent Emmanuelli, Jocelino Suta and George Smith come into the pack.
London Irish, who need to win all their remaining games to stand a chance of reaching the knockout stages, have made just two changes to their line-up.
Centre Dan Bowden and fly-half Chris Malone are added to the backline with Ryan Lamb dropping to the bench and Elvis Seveali'i omitted from the squad.
Toulon: 15 Benjamin Lapeyre, 14 Rory Lamont, 13 Geoffroy Messina, 12 Tom May, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Felipe Contepomi, 9 Pierre Mignoni, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 George Smith, 6 Olivier Missoup, 5 Dean Schofield, 4 Jocelino Suta, 3 Davit Kubriashvili, 2 Mickael Ivaldi, 1 Laurent Emmanuelli.
Replacements: 16 Jean-Charles Orioli, 17 Saimone Taumoepeau, 18 Mehdi Merabet, 19 Christian Loamanu, 20 Joe El Abd, 21 Paul Sackey, 22 Laurent Magnaval, 23 Kris Chesney.
London Irish: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Jonathan Joseph, 13 Seilala Mapusua, 12 Dan Bowden, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Chris Malone, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 Chris Hala'Ufia, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Richard Thorpe, 5 Bob Casey, 4 Nick Kennedy, 3 Faan Rautenbach, 2 James Buckland, 1 Clarke Dermody.
Replacements: 16 Brian Blaney, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Paulica Ion, 19 Kieran Roche, 20 George Stowers, 21 Topsy Ojo, 22 Ryan Lamb, 23 Darren Allinson.
