LIVE. MHR-Lions: Montpellier went to get the offensive bonus in this second period with a new try

Dominateurs, les Montpelliérains sont accrochés par les Sud-Africains. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON

Au GGL Stadium, Montpellier reçoit les Sud-Africains des Lions lors de la 3e journée de la Challenge Cup, ce samedi 11 janvier à 18 h 30.

In December, the Challenge Cup allowed Montpellier to get back on track with a victory snatched by its youngsters on the Welsh lands of the Dragons (14-18). Since then, the MHR has been on a series of five victories in all competitions and intends to extend this momentum to a 6th victory this Saturday afternoon.

Aiming for the six pass ?

And as in the first two matches, the Montpellier staff is rotating for this match and allowing players lacking playing time to find their sensations, this will be the case for Tambwe, Vincent at fly-half or Tauleigne. The youngsters will have their chance again in this Challenge with Martins, Soucouna in the second row, Akrab at hooker or Bernadet at scrum. It is also the return of Haouas, a substitute, after his latest extra-sporting adventures.

A victory this Saturday would allow Montpellier to secure a place in the round of 16 of the competition and aim for first place in the group, synonymous with a home knockout match.

A match to follow live with commentary here: