Par Simon Galinier
Published on Aug 12 ’22 at 1:35 PM
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Clermont. At the end of the contract, Damian Penaud arouses envy
He could be one of the big draws in the transfer market, if Clermont doesn’t lock him down soon. At the end of his contract with ASM at the end of the 2022-2022 season, the French international winger Damian Penaud (25 years old; 34 selections) should not lack covetousness. According Noon Olympicthe native of Brive could be seduced by the Toulouse Stadium, who is his first choice, even if the operation of a transfer seems complex from a financial point of view for leaders of the stadium who have already invested large sums to bring in the French internationals Melvyn Jaminet and Pierre-Louis Barassi. If the track leading to Toulouse were to fail, the Racing 92 would be his second option. The Ile-de-France club, which has just recruited Cameron Woki, has made Damian Penaud a priority for the 2023-2024 season. File to follow very closely.
XV of France. PH Azagoh very courted, Selavasio Tolofua towards Toulon
Other French internationals at the end of the contract at the end of the 2022-2023 season and who should panic the transfer market in the coming weeks: the third line of Toulouse, Selassie Tolofua (25 years old; 2 selections) and the second line of the Stade Français, Pierre-Henry Azagoh (24 years old; 2 selections).
The name of the first, Tolofua, returns with insistence on the side of Toulonwhere his younger brother Christopher (28; 7 caps) has been playing since 2019. This could lead to a backstage fight, according to Noon Olympic. In addition to the RCT, which will be looking for a successor to Sergio Parisse next summer, Clermont et Montpellier could also be very active at number 8, due to Fritz Lee’s upcoming end of contract and Zach Mercer’s likely return to England. As it concerns Pierre-Henry Azagohhis current club Stade Français is determined to keep him, but the competition promises to be fierce, since the player trained in Massy (Essonne) has several suitors among the big teams of the elite.
Bayonne. Tevita Tatafu is here to stay
This Friday, August 12, theRowing Bayonne recorded the extension of the contract of its Tongan right pillar Avoid Tatafu (20 years) for two additional seasons, i.e. until 2026since he was already engaged until 2024 with the Basque club, which is returning to the Top 14 during this 2022-2023 season.
Last season, he played 14 Pro D2 matches, including 11 as a starter, and notably participated in the Pro D2 final, won against Mont-de-Marsan. He is preparing to return to the Top 14, the championship in which he made his debut in February 2021 and where he has 4 games.
Colomiers has found Youssef Saaidia’s replacement
After having terminated the contract of hooker Youssef Saaidia (27), tested positive during an anti-doping test and suspended as a precaution, the club of Colomiers (Pro D2) was quick to announce the name of his replacement. This is the experienced Aussie hooker Andrew Ready (29 years). Selected with the Wallabies A, he was trained with the Queensland Reds (Australia) and had been playing for the Western Force since 2019. Two professional franchises with whom he played 61 Super Rugby games.
Valves. A second Uruguayan in Morbihan
After recruiting the Uruguayan international center Nicolás Freitas (29 years old; 46 selections) during last season, RC Vannes (Pro D2) enlisted the captain of Los Teros (nickname of the Uruguayan selection), Andres Vilaseca (31 years), according to West France. He should commit to make up for the non-arrival of the Samoan center from Bristol, Alapati Leiua, who recently failed the RCV medical visit and was declared unfit to play in France.
Born in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay and trained in the amateur club Old Boys, Andrés Vilaseca had been playing for two seasons under the colors of Peñarol (Super Liga Americana), after having experienced a freelance in the United States, at Austin Gilgronis (Major League Rugby), during the 2018-2019 season. In 2020, he was promoted to captain of the Uruguayan selection, after the retirement of the third line wing Juan Manuel Gaminara, and will therefore lead Uruguay at the World Cup in France 2023, in the chicken of the Blues, of New Zealand, Italy and Namibia. Vilaseca will thus participate in its third world championship after those of 2015 and 2019.
Nevers recruits Tapu Faletea as medical joker
This Tuesday, August 9, the club of Nevers (Pro D2) recorded the signing of the left pillar Holy Falatea (33 years old) for the 2022-2023 season, as medical joker for Georgian Ilia Kaikatsishvili, package for the start of the season. Trained at Oneliki (Wallis-et-Futuna), he landed in mainland France near Nogaro (Gers), before moving to Aurillac, Limoges, Colomiers, Narbonne, Castres and Agen, where he played 25 matches during of the last two seasons.
Bourg-en-Bresse (National 1) enlists an ex-Hope from Toulon
This Friday, August 12, Bourg-en-Bresse, relegated to National 1, formalized the arrival of young French third line Wael May (22 years old; 1.90m; 100kg) for one season, from Chambéry, where he played 14 National games last year. Trained at the US Mourillon, a club in a district of Toulon, he then made his mark at the RCT training center, with whom he never played at the professional level except during the first edition of the In Extenso SuperSevens 2020.
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