Even though the players are currently on vacation, the staff continue to work on recruiting. Thus the USM announced the signing of the three-quarter center of RC Vannes, Paul Bonnefond for next season. The 32-year-old will join Sapiac from the 2021-2022 season. Paul went through many top French clubs, such as Castres Olympique (French champion in 2013), a season with US Oyonnax in 2010, rose to the Top 14 with LOU in 2016 and then joined with the role of vice-captain of the France 7 team from 2017 to 2019. Missing club life, it is in Brittany in Vannes that he sets down his suitcases. Capable of a great experience both in Top 14 (67 matches played for 6 tries), in Pro D2 (43 matches for 6 tries), but also in the European Cup (35 matches for 10 tries) the French international at 7 (110 games) landed in the Vert et Noir club with more than 8,300 minutes played to his credit. He is also a powerful player, fast and endowed with an essential technique of play. In the coming weeks, the Sapiacans should register the arrivals of new players. Thus, according to our information, the club took information and even approached the former Samoan third line of Nevers Senio Toleafoa.
Calendar. We now know the schedules of the next USM matches: the Greens and Blacks will face Nevers on Friday March 26 (6 p.m.), then host Carcassonne on Friday April 2 (7 p.m.), before moving to Soyaux-Angoulême on Friday. April 9 (7 p.m.), then in Colomiers on Friday April 16 (7 p.m.), before receiving Valence-Romans on Friday April 23 (7 p.m.).
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