Paris no longer hires Argentinians, Montpellier is in a difficult situation with South Africans! – RCT Blog

This week, the South African and Argentine international returned to French clubs after the end of the Four Nations.

The top 14 clubs can count again on those foreign players who missed the first four days of the Top 14.

In total, 12 players returned to France.

In fact, French clubs want their players to return very quickly to resume training and be available as soon as possible.

Some clubs decided to use their players this weekend, others were left to rest.

They are playing this weekend
Janse Van Rensburg (AFS/Montpellier)
Ignacio Ruiz, Joaquin Oviedo (ARG/Perpignan)
Bautista Delguy (ARG/Clermont)

They should play next week
Cobus Reinach (AFS/Montpellier)
Ignacio Calles (ARG/Pau)
Joel Sclavi (ARG/La Rochelle)
Juan Cruz Mallia (ARG/Toulouse)
Tomas Lavanini (ARG/Lyon)
Guido Petti (ARG/Bordeaux)
Mateo Carreras (ARG/Bayonne)

They are hurt
Santiago Chocobares (ARG/Toulouse)
Marcos Kremer (ARG/Clermont)

However, we see that clubs are increasingly willing to recruit players from Argentina and South Africa because they are not long.

Therefore, Stade-Français Paris has decided not to recruit any more Argentine players after the events of Matera, Kremer and Sanchez which were clearly not successful.

For his part, Montpellier decided not to keep Cobus Reinach at the end of the season. And for good reason, after the Four Nations, Montpellier have to give their Springbok 3 weeks of holiday, that’s all!

Tired of paying dearly for players who are absent for a long part of the season, French clubs are changing gears.

A player’s agent spoke out. Section:

“French clubs do not want to pay players who are not there for half the time. For Matera at the Stade Français, we were talking about 50,000 euros per month. Nowadays, clubs can use attendance bonuses on players’ salaries to reduce the impact of absences. »

The president of LOU Rugby gives his opinion on the subject. Section:

“Their absences are taken into account in salary negotiations. As with all internationals, we are aware that their presence will not be continuous. It is a good problem because it means that the player has an international level, but it is also an element that must be taken into account in the constitution of our team.

When Lavanini is not there, we can count on Mickaël Guillard, even Killian Geraci. Usually, they are not absent at the same time. »

Injury risk is also a concern for the top 14 clubs.

For example, the Argentine Santiago Chocobares injured his knee and will not be able to play with Toulouse for several months.

For his part, Marcos Kremer was injured and will not be able to resume with Clermont immediately.