Amateur rugby – Federal 2: the 4 cantons-BHAP hit hard with the arrival of a French international next season

This Sunday, the 4 Cantons-BHAP travel to Castanet as part of the round of 16 of the French Federation Championship 2. Well focused on the current season, the “plum and white” are also preparing for the next one. In this sense, the squad is already starting to take shape, although the club does not yet know whether it will develop into Federal 2 or Federal 1 in the event of a promotion.

A very nice blow for the club

First, most of the current squad has already expanded. “There is no official departure,” confirms Lionel Girardi, the Lot-et-Garonnais coach, before noting the club’s desire to rely on “training”. For its part, the staff is almost defined for next season. Among the players, it is in the direction of arrivals. The 4 cantons-BHAP have already registered “a few recruits”. Among them Enzo Deltheil. A young man of 20, he arrived from XIII and the leopards of Aquitaine. “He will bring us to midfield, it’s a different profile to what we have now.” With a height of 1.85 m and a weight of 100 kilograms, the player could play as a center.

But the big hit of “plum and white” is undoubtedly Thomas Lasvènes, the captain of Villeneuve XIII. “It happened naturally. He wanted to try the fifteen. All this happened quickly, because we ticked all the human and sports boxes”, specifies Girardi, before continuing: “It will allow us to energize “He is a player who will challenge himself with a new challenge, even if he has to acclimatize to a new sport.” The 28-year-old French international, best Elite 1 player in 2018 and selected by the President’s XIII in 2021, could play ” at the back, but also on the wing or in the middle”. “He is a very big athlete. He is not linked to a potential Federal 2 or Federal 1, because he will come anyway.”

The contact confirmed Thomas Lasvènes, whose birthday was this Monday, his arrival at XV. “It’s a big challenge. I’ve always played at thirteen but I wanted to go up to fifteen. So it will be a new challenge for me. I thought it would be a good time for me to take on a new challenge .” In this sense, his arrival at the 4 Cantons-BHAP happened quickly. “I was looking for a family friendly and friendly club.” If he admits to having a certain pressure and “not the right to go through trouble” because of his status, the future “plum and white” is already working to prepare for next season. He will also be at the stadium to support Adrien Boisserie’s partners during the round of 16 against Castanet. As for the leopards, he admits to having “very good memories” with them. “The last few seasons have been complicated to win two games in one season is long and mentally demanding…”, he concludes to justify his departure from the club where he came in 2019 from Limoux.