John Ruddy, back-up to Patricio and now Sa at Wolves, once noted that Patricio "works very close to his line, closer than anyone I have ever seen" and while that buys time to save some shots perhaps it allows more than necessary. on Sunday night, with the Welshman the overwhelming favourite for the title after Monday's drama. Standout scrum-half Antoine Dupont captains the side in the absence of Charles Ollivon and starts alongside Matthieu Jalibert in the half-backs. "I fully accept that perspectives differ, and I have great sympathy for what Azeem Rafiq has gone through, but I hope everyone understands why I cannot allow this to go unchallenged or my reputation to be trashed unfairly."