After a complicated start, he became an important player in Ugo Mola’s squad. However, Pierre-Louis Barassi could already pack his bags to leave Haute-Garonne. In fact, the media Rugby Prime announces that the player would interest ASM Clermont Auvergne.
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Last season, the revelation of the talented Paul Costes shuffled the cards in the Pink City. Thus, competition or the simple desire for a change of scenery could push him to seek a new challenge far from the Garonne, his contract ending in the summer of 2025.
Arriving in 2022 from LOU Rugby, the Toulouse player could therefore leave the Pink City at the end of the current financial year. Over his first two seasons at the red and black club, he played no less than 40 official meetingsincluding 31 as a starter.
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Regularly bothered by injuries, Pierre-Louis Barassi often struggled to string together matches in the Top 14 under the orders of Ugo Mola. However, when available, the red and black staff rarely hesitated to offer him a starting rolefrequently associated with the indestructible Pita Ahki.
Already courted by Stade Français Paris, the three-quarter center could therefore also find a new contact on the Auvergne side. In the middle of the volcanoes, the French international (3 caps) could find a former teammate from Stade Toulousain, Lucas Tauzin.
ASM Clermont has a Top 14 plan
In depth, this arrival could coincide with the return of the ambitions of ASM Clermont. Indeed, club president Jean-Claude Pats announced at the start of the year that numerous investments would be made within the club to improve its sporting level, much less dominant than during the last decade.
In the summer of 2024, management said it would focus on rebuilding a dominant pack initially. “My way of thinking is to build the team on the foundations, and that always starts with the forwards”, affirmed Christophe Urios for The Team a few weeks ago. Expected to extend the club for the long term, would the Auvergne manager make his three-quarter line a priority for 2025? Answer to come…
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