West, back to square one

Toulon will remain a bow for Ihaia West. Arriving at the French Championships in 2018 in La Rochelle after exploding at the highest level with the Hurricanes, the Havelock North native decided last year to try the adventure on Rady. At RCT, the ten-time Maori All Blacks jersey has played 28 times, including ten as a starter, during a season that saw him complete his tally with a Challenge Cup win against Glasgow Warriors, following last season’s Champions Trophy win against Leinster with Stade Rochelais.

However, with just two tries and an efficiency a walk away from meeting expectations at the start of the season, The Toulon captains seized the opportunity to lure Welsh international Dan Biggar last fall. This access greatly reduced Ihaia West’s playing time.

🆕 Ihaia West coming soon to your court.# fetch | #SRFever

– Stade Rochelais (staderochelais) July 22, 2023

West intends to find the time to play

The New Zealander regained the starting lines only during repeats associated with the Six Nations Championship, and then at the end of the 14th season with limited stakes for Rouge-et-Noir. With a transplant that didn’t take as long as expected, Ihaia West opened the door to leave Toulon this summer, and after several weeks of rumours, The information became official on Saturday. After four seasons, 95 games including 82 as a starter and 866 points scored in the colors of La Rochelle, the already 31-year-old halftimer will return to Stade Marcel Deflander next season.

” The first half chooses to retrace his steps, where he feels good, with the same desire as always: to expand his trophy cabinet Said Stade Rochelais in its press release. While Pierre Pouplin and Harry-Glenn Charente will leave this summer, Antoine Hastoy and promising Hugo Rios, the under-20 world champion with France, are joined by Ihea West, under the orders of Ronan O’Gara.