As the year 2024 comes to an end, the editorial staff of the Team took stock of the start of the Top 14 season. The player who was chosen as the revelation of the start of the season is our third line,
Test Matthew :
« In the UBB summer recruitment, Test Matthew wasn't the flashiest name, but the third line from Biarritz was already arousing curiosity. He had made his mark in Pro D2 the two previous seasons and his surname referred to a short-lived French international, since he is the son of the second row Read Matthewselected twice by Bernard Laporte in 2000, while he was in the heyday of the BO pack. With his dynamic and lively style, which interested the French 7s team,
Matthew However, he quickly made a place for himself in the Bordeaux pack.
Well rewarded by his very good start to the season, his call-up to the French team in the fall.
Starting six times in 12 days, he scored four tries and showed off his speed, his punch, his taste for space. At 23, he discovered the requirement of the Top 14, to which he attributes the two concussions which have slowed him down since September. But that hasn't stopped the Blues staff from already noticing his talent, since he was called up to Marcoussis this fall« .
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Rugby
