Overview
- Bordeaux-Bègles named Matthieu Jalibert to start the European Champions Cup quarter-final after a minor left‑knee knock in training earlier this week.
- Toulouse selected an expected lineup with Antoine Dupont at scrum-half and Romain Ntamack at fly-half for the head-to-head with Jalibert.
- Stade Toulousain manager Ugo Mola said Jalibert and Ntamack could be used together for France because their strengths fit side by side.
- Thomas Ramos called for an end to constant comparisons, urging supporters to enjoy having two elite No. 10s and criticizing stadium jeers and insults.
- The matchup extends a years-long selection debate for France, with Ntamack on 43 caps and Jalibert on 39, and the duo having even started together twice in 2021.