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This Friday, June 28, USAP announced the arrival of the French international at 7Jefferson-Lee Joseph. The Agenais has signed with Perpignan for a period of four years.
The news had been in the pipeline for the past few weeks. It is now official. Jefferson-Lee Joseph will not be wearing the SUA jersey in the coming months. The winger, originally from Duras, has signed with Perpignan for the next four seasons, with a contract running until 2028. After making his professional debut with the SUA in 2022, the Lot-et-Garonnais was requisitioned this season by the French 7s team in order to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games.
Eleven meetings at the SUA
“SUA LG has decided to release Jefferson-Lee Joseph from his last year of contract with the club (2024-2025), explains SU Agen on its Facebook page. This decision comes following the request of the player trained at the club to be able evolve from next season in Top 14 in order to continue its progression by evolving at the highest level The SUA LG is proud to have worked on the training and development of Jefferson, to whom we wish the best for his Olympic deadlines. this summer and for the rest of his career at XV.
The young player, aged 21, has shown himself to be at ease during these tournaments, thus attracting the interest of Perpignan despite his contract with the SUA. After a few weeks of discussions, the two clubs have reached an agreement. In total, Joseph will have played eleven Pro D2 matches with Agen, for eight starts and two tries. This departure is a real blow for the Agenais, where he was supposed to bring all his energy and punch in the future.
