The first thing that strikes you when you lift your head to meet Florent Vanverberghe’s gaze (1.95 m, 113 kg) is this naturalness, this pleasant smile and very quickly these words without a net which tell of a simple happiness of to play rugby. This 21-year-old boy could however harbor a certain frustration at the idea of not having succeeded in winning at home, in Toulon, in this club where he grew up. But his life at Castres Olympique, where he has continued to improve since his arrival in the summer of 2020, quickly banished any resentment. “Here, I was told that it was the best of the training week playing on the weekends, he confides. It clicked in my head. In Toulon, it was different. There were a lot of stars there and it was complicated to put them on the bench or in the stands. But what makes me happy is being on the pitch at the weekend. And here I play regularly (13 matches, including 8 as holder, this season, in Top 14). »
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