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At 28 years old, the Colomiers player is coming out of a summer rich in experiences which bring him serenity and confidence. The point at which time to travel in Ain, in Oyonnax. Kick-off of this sixth game of the French second division championship, Friday October 11: 7 p.m.
There are periods in a sporting career when all the elements seem to fit together. Hugo Pirlet is perhaps experiencing these rare moments providing great serenity. It all started in July when the Colomiers pillar experienced the joy of a first summer tour with the Spanish selection in the South Pacific, with matches against Tonga and Samoa. “A superb experience, it allowed me to get out of the environment of my club, to see something else, to encounter another way of experiencing rugby”, relishes the right-hander of the Columérine scrum who came back “stronger than ever”. this experience” and totally reinvigorated when preparing for the new exercise with his club.
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In Colomiers, where he is entering his seventh season, Hugo Pirlet is one of the players who count in the life of the group. “I am indeed one of the old ones,” admits the man who was thus propelled captain of the XV à la dove for the first time, last September 27 in Nice, in the absence of Larrieu, while Coletta was on the bench this that day. “It was also a great experience, a very enriching moment,” recognizes the person concerned who has the full confidence of his staff, aware that he has the necessary experience to lead his teammates on the field. “You know, I don’t need the armband to express myself,” he likes to point out. “But the captaincy, I find it very complementary to my experience as a coach which I had at Muret until last season and now at Rieumes.”
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This Friday, Hugo Pirlet will not be captain with the return of Thomas Larrieu but he will be a valuable element of the Columérin pack which will pass a serious test on the Oyonnax pitch. “We will quickly know where we are when we approach this new block during which we will come up against what is best,” he warns. Serene as the mature player he has become.
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