Within the XV of France, the student Louis Bielle-Biarrey is one of those who skips classes. A surprise guest on the Blues’ squad list for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the winger in the red helmet impressed throughout the competition, to the point of finishing it as a starter. One year after the great mass at the Ovalie, the 21-year-old will be in line from the start, on Saturday, November 16, at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), against New Zealand. .
The Union Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB) winger, who was not present in the duel against the All Blacks at the opening of the World Cup, will take advantage of the second match of the autumn tour to discover the flavor of these very particular confrontations. “It is the team that makes all young people dream, including me. “I often watched their games against France, but unfortunately we didn’t achieve many victories.”remembers Louis Bielle-Biarrey near the World. For your 13my selection, seeming“great challenge”The native of La Tronche (Isère) will be one of the main offensive weapons of the Bleses, orphaned once again of their other arrow, Damian Penaud, who is ill.
But Louis Bielle-Biarrey showed that he was capable of managing without his UBB teammate. This is demonstrated by his two tries and his man of the match title the previous weekend, during the great success of Fabien Galthié’s men against Japan (52-12). Also at the club, the training opener has a series of exits and passes through the opposing goal, who has already been there five times since the start of the season.
Partials postponed due to the World Cup
Not being able to sit on the bench of the French XV, Louis Bielle-Biarrey still regularly attends the school benches. In addition to his rugby career, the young man studies management at the KEDGE Business School, in Talence (Gironde), not far from Bordeaux. Once a week, he goes to campus for four hours of private lessons and continues the rest of his training remotely.
“It’s a whole organization, admits the player in the second year of the degree, but midweek training still leaves a little time to dedicate to studies. And I have a well-adjusted schedule with the teachers. » The mechanism is well oiled: during international windows, the end is exempt from classes. Last season, however, he had to postpone his midterms until the end of the year… The World Cup obliges.
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