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Preview: Top 14, Round 6

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Thursday 22 Oct 2015

Just a week after France were humiliated 13-62 by New Zealand in the World Cup quarterfinals, the lucrative domestic league, which has been widely blamed for the national team's ills, now hopes to highlight its advantages.

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Racing, with four wins from five matches this season, could nudge into second place if they defeat Stade.

Given the sobering events of the World Cup, it is ironic that Racing will hand a debut to New Zealand prop Ben Tameifuna who only arrived at the club at the start of the week.

The 24-year-old was named as a back up reserve player for the All Blacks in the pool stages of the World Cup with the New Preview: Top 14, Round 6Zealand federation banning him from kick-starting his Top 14 club career.

Instead, he stayed match-fit by playing for his Waikato side in the New Zealand domestic tournament.

Tameifuna has been included in a Racing squad hit by a number of injuries to their pack already missing Luc Ducalcon and Italian international Martin Castrogiovanni who has undergone surgery on a benign tumour on his back.

Hooker Virgile Lacombre, who was suspended for last week's game with Oyonnax, will return to the front row while Welsh lock Luke Charteris is also back in Paris following his country's World Cup quarterfinal exit.

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French World Cup squad members Dimitri Szarzewski, Eddy Ben Arous, Alexandre Dumoulin, Bernard Le Roux, Remi Tales, Yannick Nyanga and Brice Dulin are all resting.

Defending champions Stade also rest two of their French internationals Pascal Pape and Rabah Slimani.

Skipper Sergio Parisse, whose World Cup campaign with Italy was decimated by injury, played in the 22-9 win over Castres last week but is not expected to feature this weekend.

League leaders Clermont, the only undefeated side in the tournament, tackle second placed Montpellier.

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Clermont have racked up 20 tries in five games so far and last week romped to a bonus point 35-10 win over Pau.

Preview: Top 14, Round 6

European champions Toulon host Oyonnax still smarting from a 29-26 defeat at Brive last Saturday.

Toulouse go to Bordeaux-Begles without veteran Frederic Michalak who has been sidelined for five weeks after injuring his groin in France's defeat to the All Blacks.

Fixtures:

Friday:

Racing 92 v Stade Francais

Venue: Stade Yves Du Manoir, Paris

Kick-off: 20.45 (18.45 GMT)

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat, Thierry Guilloton

TMO: Hervé Dubes

Saturday:

Pau vs Brive

Venue: Stade du Hameau, Pau

Kick-off: 14.00 (12.00 GMT)

Referee: Tual Trainini

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas, Jean-Luc Rebollal

TMO: Denis Grenouillet

Castres vs Grenoble

Venue: Stade Pierre Antoine, Castres

Kick-off: 14.00 (12.00 GMT)

Referee: Laurent Cardona

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Thomas Déjean

TMO: Mourad Zitouni

Toulon vs Oyonnax

Venue: Stade Mayol, Toulon

Kick-off: 14.00 (12.00 GMT)

Referee: Sébastien Minery

Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Patrick Beuriot

TMO: Bruno Bessot

Bordeaux-Begles vs Toulouse

Venue: Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)

Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Assistant referees: Christophe Clave, Bruno Gabaldon

TMO: Patrick Péchambert

Montpellier v Clermont

Venue: Altrad Stadium, Montpellier

Kick-off: 20.45 (18:45 GMT)

Referee: Cyril Lafon

Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Jacques De Lemos

TMO: Jean-Marie Piraveau

Sunday:

La Rochelle v Agen

Venue: Stade Marcel Deflandre, La Rochelle

Kick-off: 12.30 (10: 30 GMT)

Referee: Adrien Descottes

Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Laurent Breil

TMO: Bernard Dal Mas

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