Toulouse, La Rochelle, Bayonne, Castres… The latest rugby transfer info
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Toulouse. Rodrigue Neti left to stay
According RMC Sportsthe international left pillar of Toulouse, Rodrigue Neti (27 years old; 2 selections), is on track to extend his contract in the Pink City, since he is in advanced discussions with his leaders to re-enlist. Initially at the end of the contract next summer, the one who was named captain last season in the absence of the internationals arrived at the Stade Toulousain training center in 2013, after discovering rugby in New Caledonia with theURC Dumbéa.
Since then, he has spent his entire professional career with the Rouge et Noir, with whom he won 2 Brennus shields and a European Cup. Despite competition from Cyril Baille, the New Caledonian is regularly used by Ugo Mola’s staff. Last season he played 30 games, half as a starter. And since the resumption, he has started the first four Top 14 meetings.
La Rochelle. It gets stuck for Kyle Hatherell
It’s not new, the reigning European champion, La Rochelle, disadvantaged research, for several weeks, a third line to compensate for the long-term absence of Matthias Haddad, caused the left knee on August 12 and to spare the young international, as well as to compensate for the premature end of career of Kevin Gourdon in the course of last season, this summer followed by the retirements of ex-All Blacks Victor Vito (35) and South African flanker Wiaan Liebenberg (29). Ronan O’Gara and his staff threw their evolution on the South African third line Kyle Hatherell (27), whose Worcester club has been placed in receivership.
Except that his arrival in Charente-Maritime is still not recorded, because the person concerned would be blocked by visa problems, according to South West. With Brexit, the procedure has become more complex. While his club has been suspended from all competition across the Channel due to its financial situation, Kyle Hatherell is also waiting to see his sporting situation unblock. Revealed in Jersey in the English second division, the South African of origin had played 22 games, all competitions combined, last season, under the colors of Worcester.
Castres has found its medical joker
In search of a medical joker to compensate for the serious injury of scrum half Jérémy Fernandez, presented with a rupture of the cruciate ligaments and absent 6 to 8 months, Castres quickly found his happiness, as confirmed by manager Pierre -Henry Broncan, Tuesday, at a press conference. He is a JIFF (player from the French formation), but it will not be the former number 9 and CO defense coach since this summer, Rory Kockott, who will not come out of his sporting retirement. .
This Thursday, September 29, the CO formalized the arrival of the scrum half from Toulon, Julian White (29), barred by competition in the Var and who will seek to revive for a season in the Tarn.
Bayonne enlists a Puma as a medical joker
This Thursday, September 29, Bayonne a committed Argentine international Martin Gabriel Bogado (24 years old; 4 caps), who played for the Jaguares XV (Súperliga Americana de Rugby). He arrives as winger Arthur Duhau’s medical jokerwho is going to have a patellar tendon operated on and should miss 3 to 4 months of competition.
Capable of playing as a full-back or a winger, this athletic player (1.92 m; 97 kg) is a former rugby 7s player who also played for the Olimpia Lions, a Paraguayan club based in the capital Asuncion. Martin Gabriel Bogado notably started at the back with Argentina during his two summer victories against Georgia and Portugal, but did not contest the last Rugby Championship with the Pumas.
Grenoble. José Madeira extended
Tuesday September 27, the current leader of the Pro D2, Grenobleannounced the contract extension of its second Portuguese international line Jose Madeira (22 years old; 22 caps) for 3 seasons, i.e. until June 2026. A senior player for the Isère club since his arrival at FCG in 2020, he played 19 Pro D2 matches last year, including 12 as a starter, so that this season, he has started 4 times during the first 5 days of the championship. Trained in the Portuguese club Os Belenenses, he was also European champion under 20 in 2019.
Narbonne hires Englishman Tom Homer
Monday, September 26, the club of Narbonne (9e de Nationale) has recruited English full-back Tom Homer (32), free of any contract since leaving the London Irish (Prime Minister). He was originally due to commit to Montauban (Pro D2) last season, but decided to hang up his crampons, before reconsidering his decision to join RC Narbonnais. Tom Homer played 9 seasons with London Irish (127 games) and 6 with Bath (97), and has more than 224 high-level games in all competitions (Premiership, Champions Cup, Challenge Cup, and Anglo-Welsh Cup).
Bourg en Bresse. Latu Latunipulu signs in Italy
Wednesday, September 28, the club of Bourg-en-Bresserelegated from Pro D2 to National last summer, said goodbye to his Tongan international winger Latu Latunipulu (25 years old; 1 selection, against Romania on November 20, 2021). He got involved with the parma zebraas confirmed by the Italian franchise on its social networks.
Last year, he played 11 Pro D2 matches with USBPA, including 8 as a starter, and scored a try against Carcassonne. Before playing for the Violets, the Australian-born player also played for Valence-Romans and to Bayonne (Pro D2), as well as with the Sydney Rays and Randwick clubs (Australia).
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