There is something new on the Agen jokers. England’s second line Zak Farrance will join the SUA during the break. and a foreign opener evolving in National is in negotiation.
For the time that we have been talking about it, we have been wondering where the AUS is in its quest for additional players. Almost a month and nothing on the horizon. Yesterday, David Ortiz lifted the veil on at least two rookies who could join Agen in the coming days.
First of all, an almost tied up file. But not a scoop. The second Englishman Zak Farrance should, barring a huge catastrophe, replace Victor Moreaux, who left as a medical joker for Racing 92. This 25-year-old player (1.97 m for 118 kg) currently plays with the English club Jersey in the English second division .
Although of English nationality, Zak Farrance has the advantage of being considered as JIFF because he was trained in Oyonnax. In Ain, he played 12 matches over the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons.
“He should be operational for the next block, reveals the forwards coach. His visa should be issued this week. Time for a medical examination, we hope he will be there next week to be able to apply to Rouen.” This is good news because with the start of the selection of Grigor Kerdikoshvili, the second row position, and in particular number 5 to be precise, is in great pain in the SUA.
Several tick the boxes
Also, the SUA perhaps holds its reinforcement at the opening. David Ortiz reports that advanced discussions are currently taking place with a non-JIFF player, currently playing in National. “I can’t tell you more, because some validations have yet to take place. But it’s on the right track. He knows the Pro D2. What we need is a player who knows the peculiarity of this championship, good scorer, able to have good communication with other players and rapid integration. In our opinion, he is a player who fits perfectly with all these profiles. “
This cluster of clues leads our investigations to Matthew James, the New Zealand opener from Nice. At thirty-five, he wore the colors of Mont-de-Marsan (2014-2018), where he therefore met Sylvain Mirande, then Rouen from 2018 to 2020. Another player likely to be the lucky winner, Danré Gerber (Chambéry), also a former teammate of Mirande in the Landes, and who wore the colors of Béziers and Bayonne. He also plays very often three-quarter center.
We have also relieved Wesley Dunlop, the opener for Bourgoin who played at Montauban, but a long time ago (2013-2015). Dacquois Felipe Berchesi played in Carcassonne from 2015 to 2017. And Dorian Jones was the opener for Soyaux-Angoulême between 2018 and 2021.
For the other reinforcements, the staff is in reflection. Regarding the medical joker of Jessy Jegerlehner (cruciate ligaments), Agen wants a number 8. But it must be JIFF. And this rare pearl does not exist on the market today. Ortiz and Mirande are therefore awaiting the return of the internationals to the club to see if this will free up an opportunity.
And concerning the second second line, with a return of Salmon in January and that of Kerdikoshvili in three weeks, the relevance of a reinforcement is questioned.
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