“Union Bordeaux-Bégles Player Rémi Lamerat Shares Insights on Rugby and Business at Entrepreneurial Association Event in Périgord”

On Thursday, April 27, Union Bordeaux-Bégles player Rémi Lameratwas present at the Golf de la Marterie, at Saint-Felix-de-Reilhac to meet the entrepreneurs of the association “Entreprendre en vallée Vézère”. The international with 19 selections in French team talked about his conversion. A hundred people were present to listen to the three-quarter center from Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and passed through the Toulouse Stadium, Castre or Clermont-Ferrand and who has two Brennus shields to his credit. “The idea is to share my experiencehe asks. Explain my sporting background and talk about my retraining. »

Now 33 years old, he is living his last professional season. A state that the writer and journalist Antoine Blondin described as “athlete’s menopause”. For many, switching to “real life” is complicated. Not for him. “I’ve been preparing for it for two years.he smiles. And it is a reconversion-passion. I bought a vineyard in Bordeaux where I produce my wine. »

Rugby and business, common gateways

In front of entrepreneurs, mostly employers, the rugby player insisted on the collective aspect of a company. “I think they can take inspiration from certain areas of pro rugbyhe admits. In their way of managing, for example. Even in business, team cohesion is an important concept. But I’m not here to give lessons. Again, I share my experience. »

Likewise, the injury, which Rémi knew only too well, forced him to ” to reinvent oneselfhe blurts out. It is imposed, we do not choose it. Like, in the life of a company, the Covid or an industrial accident. In these cases, you have to be able to find the resources to bounce back. There is an important part of abnegation. »

The evening ended with a tasting of the wines of the future retiree. “He’s still a guy”, drops a guest. Even retired, he imposes, indeed.

Article by Boris Rebeyrotte

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