Toulouse's Ramos to miss Champions Cup semi with injury

Toulouse full-back Thomas Ramos has been ruled out of this weekend's Champions Cup semifinal against Bordeaux-Begles with a calf issue, the French club announced on Friday.

France's Ramos, 29, has been replaced in the starting line-up by Argentina's Juan Cruz Mallia for Sunday's game at Bordeaux's Matmut Atlantique stadium.

The six-time champions are also without superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, hooker Peato Mauvaka and winger Blair Kinghorn.

The absence of Ramos, the club's record points scorer, as well as Scotland's Kinghorn means Mallia will take over the goal-kicking duties.

For the hosts, Tonga prop Ben Tameifuna starts on the bench after a calf injury had sidelined him since their April 12 quarterfinal win over Munster.

TEAMS (15-1)

BORDEAUX-BEGLES

Romain Buros; Damian Penaud, Nicolas Depoortere, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Matthieu Jalibert, Maxime Lucu (capt); Pete Samu, Guido Petti, Mahamadou Diaby; Cyril Cazeaux, Adam Coleman; Sipili Falatea, Maxime Lamothe, Jefferson Poirot

Replacements: Connor Sa, Matis Perchaud, Ben Tameifuna, Pierre Bochaton, Marko Gazzotti, Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, Arthur Retiere, Joey Carbery

TOULOUSE

Juan-Cruz Mallia; Ange Capuozzo, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Pita Ahki, Dimitri Delibes; Romain Ntamack, Paul Graou; Alexandre Roumat, Jack Willis, Francois Cros; Emmanuel Meafou, Thibaud Flament; Dorian Aldegheri, Julien Marchand (capt), Cyril Baille

Replacements: Guillaume Cramont, Rodrigue Neti, Joel Merkler, Clement Verge, Anthony Jelonch, Mathis Castro-Ferreira, Naoto Saito, Santiago Chocobares