“Hugo Auradou is totally serene and determined,” assures the Pau manager

Hugo Auradou replayed his first rugby match this Saturday since his indictment in Argentina at the beginning of July, for “aggravated rape”. The second row, greeted with relative indifference by the Perpignan public, played 74 minutes before being replaced.

If the young player obviously did not speak (despite the media influx, more than 50 accreditations to follow his return), the manager of the Paloise Section, Sébastien Piqueronies, commented on Auradou’s performance following his team’s defeat against Usap (11-10).

Today, he is completely serene and determined. And robust. Because you have to deal with all these events.

Sébastien Piqueronies

“He was very good, like last season. I found it quite effective for a replay match, full of energy. Very alert in the air domain. Today, he is completely serene and determined. And robust. Because we have to endure all these events”underlined the former coach of the France U20 team. While ensuring that we do not have “didn’t have any particular fear” concerning the reception of the public.

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Piqueronies then returned to the particular situation of his second line. “Since his return to the club (September 9, Editor’s note), I have the feeling that the pattern remains coherent and serene. There were several stages. There was a stage where he was far from us. Afterwards, there was a stage where he arrived. There was a stage where he trained individually. Afterwards, there was a stage where he trained collectively. Afterwards, there was a new stage where he participated in the preparation of the team, which was performing without him. And there, it is the almost final step, sportingly, to put it on the field. I felt, in each of the phases, there too, serene and rather happy to play rugby.

«It’s a long process but one that everyone takes on.”

Before concluding. “It is rather the fruit of a long process, step by step, generally coherent. It’s a process that is long, long for everyone, but that everyone takes on.”