Clermont's Fijian third row, Peceli Yato, will wear the colors of USAP next season.
For several weeks, USAP has been working on building its 2025-2026 workforce. On November 7, the blood and gold club formalized the return of Tristan Tedder. The full-back/flyhalf is committed until 2027, from Racing 92. The South African, who has Jiff status, is the first official recruit of the USAP.
But other players are very close to committing to the Catalan club. Starting with Peceli Yato. According to our information, the third line from Clermont has accepted the USAP offer and should commit for the next two seasons. A very good pick, certainly. And another element who worked with Franck Azéma, in Clermont between 2012 and 2021. But above all a player with a lot of experience. Peceli Yato is 171 professional matches with ASM (108 starts, 58 tries), 22 selections with Fiji, a Brennus in 2017 and a Challenge Cup in 2019. And then, from 4 to 8, the Fijian can absolutely play it all, and it's Jiff.
His signing should be announced this week by the USAP, and he would therefore become the second official recruit for the 2025-2026 season.
Do not “revolutionize our entire workforce”
The club is also working on other files, such as that of Toulon's third row, Mattéo Le Corvec. But next offseason, Franck Azéma does not count “revolutionize our entire workforce”. “Over the last two off-seasons, we've moved quite a bit. Particularly on the front five. Now, we're going to try to bring added value to our third line compared to the boys we have here. We want to also find a center We already have Tristan (Tedder) who is committed.explains the manager. And for this season, we leave ourselves the possibility of enlisting an additional player. On condition of providing added value, whether behind or in front. This is the president’s will. That was a bit of the discussion we were having when I arrived. It was about having a quality squad that could fight and have depth. We're getting there little by little.”
And the signings of Tristan Tedder and Peceli Yato go in this direction. While waiting for the others!
