Bayonne vs Cape Town Stormers Prediction: Bayonne to weather the Stormers

Bayonne will be eager to make home advantage count on Friday night (20:00 GMT, Premier Sports Rugby) as they prepare to host the Cape Town Stormers at Stade Jean-Dauger.

Below are my Bayonne vs Cape Town Stormers predictions, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the showdown in the French Basque Country.

Bayonne vs Cape Town Stormers Odds

Bayonne are the favourites to claim the win at 8/11, while the Stormers are 6/5 underdogs to head back to South Africa with the victory.

A draw on Friday night is available at 16/1, while Bayonne to be leading at both the half-time and full-time whistle is currently 13/10.

Team News

Bayonne go with Ignacio Calles, Vincent Giudicelli and Marco Fepulea’i in the front row, with a second row made up of Alvaro Garcia Iandolino and Lucas Paulos.

Alexandre Fischer, Arthur Iturria and Nika Lomidze form the back row, with Herschel Jantjies and Joris Segonds starting in the half-backs.

Federico Mori and Cheikh Tiberghien are the starting centre pairing, while in the back three it’s Victor Hannoun, Tom Spring and Yohan Orabe.

As for the Stormers, Ntuthuko Mchunu, JJ Kotzé and Neethling Fouché start in the front row, with locks Salmaan Moerat and Connor Evans in the engine room.

Paul de Villiers, Ben-Jason Dixon and Ruan Ackermann start in the back row, while Imad Khan and Clinton Swart combine in the half-backs.

Dan du Plessis and Wandisile Simelane start in the centres, with Leolin Zas, Dylan Maart and Warrick Gelant in the back three.

Bayonne -4 handicap @ 6/5

The Stormers head to France in good form with a six-game winning streak, but they face a big test against Bayonne on home soil.

Looking back on those last six games for the Stormers, all of their three away wins in that time were against beatable opposition in the Scarlets, Zebre and Benetton.

Bayonne on their own patch will be a different proposition altogether, with the Top 14 side winning 22 of their last 23 home games.

Considering that form, Bayonne to win and cover the -4 handicap gets the thumbs up in this one.

Tom Spring anytime tryscorer @ 2/1

Looking at the anytime tryscorer market, French winger Tom Spring is backed to continue his strong start to the season with another tryscoring performance.

The 23-year-old has already scored five tries in the Top 14 this season, and the flyer from Saint-Palais is backed to add to his growing try collection on Friday against the Stormers.

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