the essential
The Irish second row, absent since the 5th day, is back this Thursday evening. He will be a substitute at kick-off.
This is the only good news at the start of 2025 for SU Agen. This Thursday evening, John Madigan makes his comeback, a little less than four months after his serious biceps injury contracted at Valence Romans. A bit tight to face Aix-en-Provence, he is ready to face an oh-so-revengeful Olympic Biarritz. Not long ago, William Demotte was delighted with this return. “In addition to being a very good player, he is a very good person and excels in the shadow game.”
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The entire squad seems almost unanimous in saying that in four matches, the Irishman who played for Munster, Massy and Béziers has become an essential element of the group. His absence weighed heavily. “Everyone was very good to me during my absence. I was very well looked after. Here, when you are injured, you are still part of the group. You are not pushed aside. In the end, I “I’ve had a pretty good life,” he told us last week, having played no less than 28 games last year in the Béziers jersey.
Heavy in front
The return of the green giant (1.98 m and 126 kg) will make it possible to considerably densify the front five. A front five which will have a lot to do against the Olympic Biarritz which counts in its ranks formidable elements such as Yohan Beheregaray or Piula Fa’asalele. The recovery of John Madigan, designated replacement for this important reception, will also allow Vincent Farré, who has been widely used this season, to breathe during the match and to shift Evan Olmstead to the third line to fill the absences of Julien Lebian and Arnaud Duputs.
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Very effective in touch, in the ruck zones and in defensive carried balls, John Madigan is also a beam for the Lot-et-Garonnaise scrum which therefore finds a warrior this evening. He will not be too much in the maintenance mission that awaits his team this season.
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