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Kicking-off round 10 of the Top 14 this evening will be Pau vs Racing 92. Former Puma Santiago Fernández will not feature but his 2013 Rugby Championship teammates Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are both starting for the visitors.
Toulon’s home match against Agen on Saturday is to feature both Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Samu Manoa in the run-on team. Fernández Lobbe will play on the side of the scrum while Manoa will continue to hold down the number 4 shirt. USA-eligible Dave Ryan will start at tighthead prop for Agen.
Uruguayan Rodrigo Capó Ortega will also be playing on Saturday, starting in the second-row for Castres who have a crucial home match against Montpellier. With Uruguay competing in the Americas Rugby Cup there is hope that Capó Ortega can return to the test side.
La Rochelle will play at home to Grenoble in another Saturday fixture . On the bench will be Leandro Cedaro. The second-rower turned down an international call-up from Santiago Phelan to play for Argentina to focus on Italy. To date he has just earned one cap.
Earlier in the week the Argentine-born Sergio Parisse signed a new three-year deal with Stade Français. The long-time Paris captain will line up at no8 against Bordeaux, who feature former Pumas prop Francisco Gomez Kodela in their starting roster.
The final match of the round will be a derby between Brive and Clermont. It is mandatory viewing for fans of the Americas. Young and old will start for Clermont eith Patricio Fernández playing fly half and Jamie Cudmore second-row.
