Dax v London Irish: Teams
London Irish have made just one change to the starting line-up for Friday's away match with US Dax in the European Challenge Cup.
Last Updated: 06/12/08 9:36am
London Irish have made just one change to the starting line-up of the team that took the club to the top of the Guinness Premiership for Friday's away match with US Dax in the European Challenge Cup.
The change is in the front row where Alex Corbisiero rotates with Clarke Dermody at loose head prop.
The 22-man match squad features 11 full internationals, a reflection of the club's seriousness about the fixture. A good result in France will consolidate the Exiles' position at the top of its qualifying pool in the Challenge Cup.
Dax: 15 David Bortolussi, 14 Lucas Borges, 13 Florian Argel, 12 Duncan Bell, 11 Laurent Diaz, 10 Maxime Petitjean, 9 Nicolas Morlaes, 8 Pierre Caillet(c), 7 Justin Pendanx, 6 Bastien Adrillon, 5 Anthony Mazel,4 Cédric Guironnet, 3 Nicolas Decamps, 2 Jimmy Jaen, 1 Jérémy Castex.
Replacements: 16 Kas Lealamanua, 17 William Bonet, 18 Mickaël Bert, 19 Jean-Baptiste Cros, 20 Neumi Nanuku, 21 Gavin Williams, 22 Jean Baptiste Pezet.
London Irish: 15 Peter Hewat, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Elvis Seveali'i, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 Chris Hala'Ufia, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Declan Danaher, 5 Bob Casey (c), 4 Kieran Roche, 3 Tonga Lea'aetoa, 2 David Paice, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Replacements: 16 Dan Murphy, 17 James Buckland, 18 Clarke Dermody, 19 James Hudson, 20 Gary Johnson, 21 Alfredo Lalanne, 22 Charlie Gower.