2023-11-22 17:36:58
The New Zealand second-row will soon join the Paloise Section and make his debut in December.
Flagship recruit of the Paloise Section, New Zealand second row Sam Whitelock will soon join Béarn and quickly make his debut in the Top 14. This was confirmed by Pau manager Sébastien Piquéronies to our colleagues fromAt the time of Rugby : “Sam’s arrival is scheduled for next week (from Monday November 27). He will very quickly be immersed with us, and we will prepare him to play his first minutes in December. He will not be on the scoresheet in Toulon (December 2).”
He could therefore start when the Paloise Section visits the Durban Sharks, on the first day of the Challenge Cup, or when they host the Welsh Dragons in Newport the following week. Unhappy finalist of the last World Cup (defeat against South Africa), the man who became, during the World Cup, the most capped All Black in history (153 caps) will join his brother, the third-ranked, in Pau. line Luke Whitelock, captain of the team which had an excellent start to the season and which is now 4th in the standings.
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