Top 14 – The Oscar of the week: Lucas Martin (Bayonne) scored points in Lyon

It’s in Lyon and at the Gerland stadium that Lucas Martin (21 years old) had the first start of his career in the Top 14 and to be honest, the hooker was very good. Precise in touch, the former Provence Rugby player was above all excellent with the ball in handsince he increased his expenses and spared no effort. He made ten races with the ball (only Cassiem and Bruni did the same), scored a try on a carried ball and his yellow card received at the start of the match, in an action where the Bayonnais made three mistakes, ultimately did not not penalized his team too much.

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Bayonne broke its piggy bank

Martin left Provence and despite calls from Racing 92, the former U20 international chose the Basque Coast to give new impetus to his career. “Aix is ​​in the same situation as Aviron, it is a club which is growing enormously, with ambitions. I could not see myself refusing the call from Bayonne, because it was one of the clubs where I really wanted to play”, he explained to us this summer.

To sign him until 2027, Bayonne broke the bank somewhat since the club coached by Grégory Patat had to pay substantial compensation (we are talking about a sum of around €250,000). It must be said that Martin is one of the great heel hopes in France. “We know he has a future in this positionJoël Rey told us in August. We have other heels (Bosch, Giudicelli, editor’s note), but there has to be competition, competition and Lucas will bring it to us. I don’t know when, maybe in a year or two, but for me, he will have his say, at some point, in this position, in France.” In Bayonne, his first outings are (already) very interesting…