Toulon vs London Irish Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Toulon vs London Irish taking place? Toulon vs London Irish will take place on Sunday 8th May, 2022 at 12:30 (UK)
Where is Toulon vs London Irish taking place? Toulon vs London Irish will take place at Stade Félix Mayol in Toulon
Where can I get tickets for Toulon vs London Irish? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Toulon vs London Irish on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Toulon vs London Irish
Where can I stream Toulon vs London Irish? If Toulon vs London Irish is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Toulon: 15 Aymeric Luc, 14 Gervais Cordin, 13 Atila Septar, 12 Duncan Paia’aua, 11 Gabin Villière, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Baptiste Serin, 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Charles Ollivon (c), 6 Cornell Du Preez, 5 Swan Rebbadj, 4 Eben Etzebeth,3 Kieran Brookes, 2 Anthony Etrillard, 1 Jean Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Christopher Tolofua, 17 Florian Fresia, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Raphael Lakafia, 20 Brian Alainu’uese, 21 Anthony Belleau, 22 Jiuta Naqoli Wainiqolo, 23 Julien Blanc
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Kyle Rowe, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben White, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Matt Rogerson (c), 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Adam Coleman, 3 Marcel Van Der Merwe, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Facundo Gigena
Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Oliver Hoskins, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Tom Pearson, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 William Joseph, 23 Henry Arundell
THE PREDICTION
Toulon’s season of two halves continues as they backed-up an excellent 19-15 victory over Toulouse with a 16-29 smash and grab away at Bordeaux last Sunday. Challenge Cup runners-up two years ago, Toulon could well sneak into the Top 14 play-offs after winning just four of their opening 14 matches of the season which would be a remarkable achievement. This home quarter-final clash with London Irish is trickier than it looks, though, with the visitors enjoying their best results on the road this season, including at reigning Premiership champions Harlequins, Exeter Chiefs and a draw at Saracens. Irish beat Pau on the road in the Challenge Cup group stages and more recently thumped Castres at home in the play-offs but Toulon remain the solid favourites here. A one-off punt on the visitors to cause mayhem with a +5 head-start could be worthwhile but otherwise taking Toulon to win outright seems a suitably cautious pick.
