On the sidelines of the Top 14 meeting between Racing 92 and Aviron Bayonnais, this Saturday May 11, 2024 (5 p.m.), a look at the professional rugby players with the Icaunais stamp, with a non-exhaustive list.
Two French internationals
This Saturday he will be at Abbé-Deschamps, the stage location. Camille Chat, born in Auxerre in 1995, passed through the clubs of Toucy then RC Auxerrois, then finished his training at Racing 92, where he still plays today. The hooker has 33 caps for the French team.
Tricolor jersey worn before him 34 times by Senon center Florian Fritz, best player in the world in 2006, double European champion (2005 and 2010) and double winner of the Six Nations Tournament (2006 and 2007), in addition of his three French championship titles (2008, 2011 and 2012).
Hopes and Pro D2
Julien Lebian, French Crabos champion in rugby sevens in 2018 with ABCD XV (Dijon) and youth international in the specialty, plays under the colors of Agen (Pro D2). The 23-year-old third row from Migennes continues the family tradition, since his brother Colin plays in Chambéry (Nationale) and his father Fabien is, among other things, the president of the Yonne rugby committee since May 2023.
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In recent years, Yonne has had great hopes for Dany Jean-Jacques and Helano Alberto, both born in Sens. The first now plays in Fédérale 1 in Sarcelles, the second is a Portuguese international (1 selection) and also plays in Fédérale 1 in Chartres, in the fight for a promotion to the National.
Finally, Baptiste Hézard, 34-year-old second row, was a player at Mont-de-Marsan until 2023 (Pro D2), after notably eight years at Stade Aurillacois, still in the antechamber of the Top 14. Pre-trained at RC Auxerrois , he hung up his crampons last summer.
Ex-pros and past in Yonne
It’s also difficult not to mention Irakli Abuseridze, Georgian international (85 caps between 2000 and 2013, three World Cups) and player-coach of RC Auxerrois, after playing at Stade Aurillacois and RC Orléans.
In this line, the Franco-Belgian third line Loïc Van der Linden, was trained at RCA before moving to CA Brive (Top 14). He was European champion in 1997 with the Brivists, before taking on the role of coach after his career.
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