Montpellier v O Madrid: Teams
Montpellier will be looking for a maximum points haul when they take on Olympus Madrid in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Last Updated: 10/12/09 3:15pm
Montpellier will be looking for a maximum points haul when they take on Olympus Madrid in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Friday's group fixture against the Spaniards is a vital one for Montpol, who are currently trailing Worcester and pace-setters Connacht in Pool Two.
But with a maximum return on home soil their goal before next week's return leg, the French side have rolled out a strong line-up for the clash.
Lions and England centre Ollie Smith starts the game from outside Florian Nicot at centre with the assured Benjamin Thiery running matters from fly-half.
Montpellier: 15 Jean-Matthieu Alcalde, 14 Jaques Schutte, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Florian Nicot, 11 Thierry Brana, 10 Benjamin Thiery, 9 Adrien Tomas, 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze, 7 Vassili Bost, 6 Mathieu Petitdemange, 5 Mamuka Gorgodze, 4 Michel Macurdy, 3 Kevin Kervarec, 2 Joan Caudullo, 1 Na'ama Leleimalefaga.
Replacements: 16 Fabien Rofes, 17 Olivier Tissot, 18 Mickael Demarco, 19 Marc Giraud, 20 Maxime Castell, 21 Sebastien Max, 22 Robin Solana, 23 Juan Figallo.
Olympus Madrid: 15 Manuel Mazo, 14 Pablo Feijoo (capt), 13 Martin Heredia, 12 Javier Canosa, 11 Juan Cano, 10 Cesar Sempere, 9 Hernan Quirelli, 8 Cesar Bernasconi, 7 Martin Acena, 6 Rafael Camacho, 5 Jesus Recuerda, 4 Sergio Souto, 3 Javier Salazar, 2 Chema Bohorquez, 1 Alejandro Onega Camacho.
Replacements: 16 Javier Arbelaitz, 17 Ion Insausti, 18 Sebastian Hattori, 19 Juan Gonzalez, 20 Ivan Criado, 21 Matthew Cook, 23 Carlos Arenas.