Aviron Bayonnais returns to Stade Jean Dauger looking for a major response after a difficult Round 2 trip to Pau.
Bayonne opened the season with a dramatic 27-26 victory over RC Toulon before suffering a 70-28 loss to Section Paloise last weekend. ASM Clermont also enters Round 3 at 1-1, but with momentum moving in the opposite direction. Clermont followed a 40-36 opening loss to LOU Rugby with a 25-16 victory over Stade Français and enters the weekend seventh in the Top 14, while Bayonne sits 11th.
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Bayonne gets a significant boost for the matchup with Manu Tuilagi returning to the starting lineup at inside center and serving as captain. Mateo Carreras also returns on the wing. Clermont starts Baptiste Germain and Harrison Plummer as its halfback pairing, with Plummer captaining the visitors.
Aviron Bayonnais vs. ASM Clermont Kickoff Time, Lineups
Aviron Bayonnais hosts ASM Clermont in Round 3 of the Top 14 on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Stade Jean Dauger in Bayonne, France. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:35 a.m. ET.
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Aviron Bayonnais Lineup vs. ASM Clermont
Starting XV
Andy Bordelai
Guillaume Cramont
Tevita Tatafu
Killian Geraci
Komiti Junior Alainu'uese
Alexandre Fischer
Esteban Capilla
Rodrigo Bruni
Baptiste Jules Tilloles
Robert James Du Preez
Mateo Carreras
Etuale Manusamoa Tuilagi
Sireli Maqala
Tom Spring
Cheikh Saliou Tiberghien
Replacements
Facundo Bosch
Emerick Setiano
Matthieu Uhila
Giovanni Habel Kuffner
Baptiste Heguy
Madosha Tambwe
Guillaume Martocq
Luke Tagi
ASM Clermont Lineup vs. Aviron Bayonnais
Starting XV
Sacha Lotrian
Barnabé Massa
Régis Montagne
Thibaud Lanen
Thomas Ceyte
Killian Tixeront
Marcos Kremer
Anthime Hemery
Baptiste Germain
Harrison Plummer (c)
Joris Jurand
Alexander James Lam
Alivereti Loaloa
Yerim Fall
Axel Guillaud
Replacements
Peniami Nasali Narisia
Mathéo Frisach
Léo Michaux Vargas
Kevin Noah
Baptiste Jauneau
Justin Bouraux
Mathys Belaubre
Giorgi Dzmanashvili
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