Lot 2024 amateur Rugby trophies: vote for the best Regional 1 player

They are back! Amateur rugby trophies organized by La Dépêche du Midiin partnership with the Lot departmental rugby committee, return for their third edition. To celebrate the actors of this 2023/2024 season, marked by great sporting successes in our department, it is through the presentation of numerous prizes that each cog in the discipline will be celebrated.

Today, time for the best Regional 1 players in the department. There are four nominees and one of them will try, thanks to your votes, to become the winner of these amateur rugby trophies version 2024. The jury has decided to put four in competition: Lucas Teulière, Mathis Soulery , Théo Christophe and Loic Leygonie.

Lucas Teulière (RCBBV Gramat)

When he was little, Lucas wanted to play a team sport and when he started he chose football. Going on Sundays to see a member of his family, Kad, having fun in the middle of the oval ball, he turned to rugby because he wanted to be like him. It was therefore at the age of 10 that he joined the ERBB before leaving to do his cadet and junior years in Aurillac, to finally return as a senior to his favorite club, the blues and whites of the RCBBV. Why this sport? : Lucas has always loved since childhood, “the image that this sport conveys”, respect for others and solidarity. An accountant by profession, he admits that rugby brought him discipline because in this profession “it is essential to be square.

On a personal and sporting side, surpassing oneself is his point of honor. “Loutche”, his nickname, dares to admit that before his matches, he never takes himself seriously, which tends to annoy those around him. According to him, if he takes himself too seriously, he has his worst matches. Feeling like one of the oldest, he tries to bring serenity. From his full-back position it is true that he is ideally placed to analyze the opposing game and that of his teammates. Loutche, the lynx eye, the words of “daddy”. His advice for a child: “Rugby is life, you will find your best friends there. You will want to be the best through competitive spirit, you will surpass yourself”. His best memory: A regional final against Saint-Céré in the stadium in 2015.

Mathis Soulery (Saint-Céré)

Mathis Soulery is a devotee of Saint-Céréen rugby. The current third row of the “blood and gold” pennant team started rugby at the age of 4 at the Saint-Céré club and completed all his classes under the Saint-Céré Rugby jersey. “I started rugby as a baby to be with my friends and I have been playing this sport for eighteen years. I love this game, the state of mind of this sport and being with my friends,” confirms the person concerned. Winner of the RCBBV Gardou tournament with the RRNQ U14s, Mathis has been happily playing within the Saint-Céréen senior group for three years.

“After a difficult first year post-Covid, we have just had two great seasons where we finished fourth then second and, last year, we played a quarter-final in Occitanie and a 16th in the French championship. I feel good in this group”, indicates the 3rd row of a Saint-Cerenne team which has had a good start to the season in R1. “After three matches, we are not bad, too bad for the match in Montauban which we lost at ten minutes to go but we get along well, the new guys are settling in well.” Since this season, Mathis, who, like his father, works as a carpenter, has also been an educator at the rugby school. “I supervise the U12s but I’m just starting out. For now I’m learning to pass on what I’ve learned and I like it.”

Théo Christophe (COC)

“I started rugby at the age of 8 at the Castelnau rugby school, I then followed the classic route with my cadet and junior years at RQL. I then logically returned to the COC for my transition to seniors, where I am starting my third season. I came to this sport, after having tasted football, because rugby is a team sport which provides great emotions. It allows you to let go and have fun with everything. a group. And that's exactly what I found in Castelnau. I did a professional MEI baccalaureate in Cahors then a BTS MS and then a professional MIF license in Rodez alternating with the company where I currently work. 3R Montauban My best memory is of course the 2022-2023 season with a title in the Terroir final, an Occitanie final and a quarter-final of the French championship, all at Regional 2 level. sensations, such emotions that that year I don't particularly have any other hobbies than rugby because the latter takes up a lot of space for me. When we're not playing we go to see our friends play, we get together to watch the matches on TV, in short rugby is omnipresent for me.”

Loic Leygonie (Souillac)

“I started rugby at the age of 7 at the US Souillac rugby school. During my four cadet-junior years, there was a Souillac-Gourdon agreement. I played for a season in Reichel at FCTT (Toulouse Toec) during my studies; after which I returned for a season in Gourdon I stopped playing rugby for a few years due to traveling abroad due to my sheep shearing activity. in Souillac in 2019. The main objective of this season is to rediscover the smile and the taste of victory We are coming out of two delicate seasons, we really want to raise our heads to please our supporters and managers of this club. very family-friendly and endearing. Personally, I just hope to continue having fun on the field with my friends, without getting injured. Since last season, I have been taking care of the Lotois women's selection (under 18) with my teammate and. my friend Théo Larenie and all the lovely staff, I really enjoy it, and it of course gives me ideas for the future.”