If he assures that he wants to play all the matches, the Australian, who will make his twelfth start in a row in Pau, is also waiting for the holidays.
The will is rare enough to be underlined. When presenting himself to the press this Tuesday, Alex Newsome demanded to respond in French. “I'm happy, I passed level B1 in French (intermediate and autonomous level in a language, Editor’s note)so I wanted to test myself!” Big smile, the Australian took advantage of his lessons in the language of Molière to look back on his last three intense months. Because since October 26, 2024, Newsome has never left his starting place and has not spent a single moment on the sidelines. Upon arrival, the former Waratahs resident totaled 880 minutes in a row! “I like playing every match since I arrived at Clermont. With Kylan's injury (Hamdaoui)it is certain that there are not many people left at my post. But generally speaking, it doesn't pose a problem for me to play all the matches, without managing myself.”
Grit your teeth one last time
Kylan Hamdaoui will still be too tight to face Pau, leaving the Australian to make a twelfth start in a row. A meeting which comes at the end of an extremely tiring block for the Auvergne organizations, notably symbolized by the battles against La Rochelle, Montpellier or Bristol, obviously. “The intensity was very high and we quickly returned to a classic Top 14 week with a very dense session this Tuesday to prepare well to challenge Pau. We must use this match against Bristol to further raise our level against the Pau Section”, assure Newsome. “The Bears hardly played at the foot of the match, while the Section has a very efficient hinge in this area, who knows how to kick well, playing with good formulas in attack. We need to prepare everything, especially the start I think the first twenty minutes will be very hot. Because at the end of this final meeting in January, the Jaunards will be on vacation. So you might as well leave with a light mind…
