Rassie Erasmus style: Ronan O’Gara’s unexpected tactics in La Rochelle for the Challenge Cup

This Friday, for the quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup, Rochelle visit to Ulster and a decision Ronan O’Garacoach of the visiting team, generated a great surprise. The Irish, in the best style Rassie Erasmus at the Springboksinnovated in the approach for the clash in Belfast and will have nine first line in its call.

Certainly, the head coach of the French team understands that the key to the match will be the forwards pack and, fundamentally, the scrum. Within this anomaly, the headlines are Louis Penvere, Gabin Garault and Karl Sorin forming the three front positions of the scrum.

In turn, Aleksandre Kuntelia He will not fulfill his usual role as a pillar, but will instead serve as a second line. On the other hand, Joel Sclavia Los Pumas player, will be on the substitute bench along with Tolu Latu, Christian Luaki, Alexandre Kaddouri and Nikolozi Sutidze.

Reservations will be completed with Judicaël Cancoriet (third line), Nolhann Couillaud (scrum half) and -another novelty- Sacha Elissalde: the youth opening will be the fourth member of his family in wearing the shirt Rochellecontinuing the lineage of his great-grandfather, Arnaudhis grandfather, Jean-Pierreand his father, Jean-Baptiste.