Here we go again ...
Bayonne and London Wasps have developed an intense rivalry in recent years and this latest episode will be just as hotly contested.
These teams have been thrown together at the Pool stage for three of the last four years and once again look set to compete head-to-head for the quarter-finals.
Wasps lead the series 3-1 and now have the choice of experienced Welsh outside-halves Stephen Jones and Nick Robinson to choose from.
Wing Christian Wade is in a rich vein of form but Wasps must find a way past Bayonne's twin towers, No 8 Abdellatif Boutaty and lock Rob Linde, who already have 50 tackles to their name in just two games.
Both teams have the ability to score - having amassed a staggering 190 points between them in the opening rounds - but don't expect the same at Stade Jean Dauger.
Wasps' Jonathan Poff has been at the heart of Wasps' defence while Bayonne have lost three of their last four since their Challenge Cup wins over Mogliano and Newport Gwent Dragons.
Match Facts
- London Wasps are now the team Bayonne have faced the most often in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
- London Wasps have won three of their four encounters against Bayonne in the Amlin Challenge Cup, only losing at home last December.
- Bayonne have only lost once in their last eight home games in this competition.
- London Wasps have only lost twice in their six games played in France in this tournament.
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