the Oyonnax club recruits two players with immediate effect

In the coming weeks, Oyonnax will try to extend the dynamic found before the holiday break. For this, the Haut-Bugey team will be able to count on the reinforcement of two new players. Indeed, Oyonnax has just validated the recruitment until the end of the season of the South African scrum half Cameron Wright and central Tongan Afusipa Taumoepeau.

Coming from the Sharks, Cameron Wright is a 30 year old scrum half. In South Africa, he played in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby and played regularly with his club in the URC (United Rugby Championship) in recent seasons. This number 9 already knows the French championship having played in Montpellier in the Top 14 during the 2015/2016 then 2016-2017 seasons. He had also played his first match in the Hérault jersey against Oyonnax, then led by… Fabien Cibray.

“He has a very good quality of footwork”

Now manager of the high-flying team, the latter indicates in a press release that Cameron Wright is “a mature player who speaks French very well. It was very important for us in this position, that he could express himself well and communicate with his teammates. He has a very good quality of footwork, very high and very long. He is an aggressive player on the man and around the rucks. He will be hungry to play and this is the opportunity to strengthen this position where we have been in tight flow since the start of the season, and the team.

For his part, Afusipa Taumoepeau was free since his last experience in Perpignan. The 34-year-old center has very solid experience in the French championship, with 110 Top 14 and 145 Pro D2 matches (Pau, Albi, Castres, USAP).

“He’s an experienced player”

What Fabien Cibray appreciates: “He is an experienced player who knows the championship very well and who has leadership since he was captain in the clubs where he played. He is a very good player who can play both 12 and 13. It is a great opportunity for us to rebalance the squad and bring added value in terms of experience. He will also bring us freshness with his desire to play,” underlines the technician in a club press release.