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Heineken Cup - Pichot Out Of Stade Team
8 April 2004, 4:45 pm
The name of Agustin Pichot was absent when Stade Francais coach Nick Mallett named his side to take on Munster in the Heineken Cup quarter final on Saturday (5pm).
22 year-old Gregory Mahe, who joined from Lourdes this season as scrum-half cover, replaces Pichot.
Italy fly-half Diego Dominguez and France's South African-born centre Brian Liebenberg were passed fit for the trip to Limerick.
Liebenberg has been out for a month after twisting his knee while Dominguez returns after tearing a hamstring. Right wing Raphael Poulain, with a pulled calf muscle, is replaced by Thomas Lombard although Poulain is named on the bench bracketed with Stephane Glas.
"There's no question, it's going to take one mighty fight to stop Munster's pack putting their halfbacks Stringer and O'Gara in a position to run the game," said France Test prop Pieter De Villiers.
Stade Francais: Ignacio Corleto; Thomas Lombard, Juan Hernandez, Brian Liebenberg, Christophe Dominici; Diego Dominguez, Gregory Mahe; Pierre Rabadan, Remy Martin, Patrick Tabacco, Mike James, David Auradou (capt), Pieter De Villiers, Benoit August, Sylvain Marconnet. Replacements: Mathieu Blin, Pablo Lemoine, Arnaud Marchois, Christophe Moni, Raphael Poulain/Stephane Glas, David Skrela, Ian Vass
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