The former Castres scrum-half, Rory Kockott, hired by the Parisian club as World Cup joker, will play his first minutes in the Stade Français jersey this Saturday (6:10 p.m.) in Perpignan. The former 9 of the Blues is a substitute, the starting hinge being made up of rookie Jules Gimbert and Joris Segonds.
Behind a second line Azagoh-Pesanti, captain Paul Gabrillagues is aligned in the unusual position for him in the third line. At the back, Léo Barré was preferred to Kylian Hamdaoui, on the bench.