14th place – Lyon: Pagès, third joker in the LOU World Cup

Aurélien Canot, Media365, Posted on Fri Jul 07 2023 at 9:52pm.

Having already recruited Toby Arnold and Liam Allen, the home unit named a third World Cup player on Friday in the person of Pierre Bagis (33). The experienced player was crowned French champion with Toulouse in 2019, and played last season in Carcassonne.

LOU is stored in the fall. Lyon had already recruited Toby Arnold and Liam Allen as World Cup jokers. On Friday, a third player was added to the roster. Pierre Bagis will also be one of Lyon’s World Cup players, most specifically third after reinforcements to the New Zealand winger and his compatriot, who plays in the third row. This time, in the half-share position, Rodanian, who will be coached next season by Fabian Gengenbacher, successor to Xavier Garbajosa on the LOU bench, decided to strengthen themselves, with the arrival of the No. 9 with 33 years of experience. Senior in search of a base after the relegation of his former club Carcassonne. Bagges will be responsible for compensating for the absence of French international Baptiste Quelod and his Italian colleague Martin Page Relo during the World Cup finals in France, which will be held in September and October.

Back in the top 14, three years later

Cazères’ homeland, in the Haute-Garonne, is only a first comer. Before migrating to Pro D2, the third joker in the LOU World Cup had already tested the Top 14, on the Toulouse side, winning their first and so far only French championship title. With the coronation in his pocket, Bagès took the direction of Vannes, where he stayed for two years, and then Carcassonne, which he held in Fine Days for one season, and which he therefore left after this descent into the national. In the Rhône, the former half of Stade Toulousain will find the 14th place, three years after he left. The Baggies should discover their new teammates next week.