Stade Francais pair Delbouis and Briatte out of Munster clash

Neither will travel to Thomond Park this weekend.

Stade Francais' French centre Julien Delbouis (C) runs with the ball during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Union Sportive Oyonnax (Oyonnax) and Stade Francais (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP via Getty Images)

Stade Francais centre Julian Delbouis and backrow Romain Briatte will not travel to Munster for Saturday's Champions Cup opener after picking up thigh injuries in last weekend's Top 14 defeat at Bayonne.

Delbouis suffered a torn quadricep during warm-up, forcing a late realignment of the back line, with winger Lester Etien moving to the midfield and Samuel Ezeala coming into the starting lineup on the wing. Briatte limped off with the same injury shortly after the hour.