After a complicated year in 2025 for him, Hugo Reus now hopes to find a smile again in Perpignan initially then in Bordeaux-Bègles from next summer.
Great hope of French rugby, Hugo Reus had a fairly difficult year in 2025 on a personal level. Because, after leaving La Rochelle last February, the young fly-half (21 years old) is already no longer in Montpellier, having recently signed up until the end of the season with Perpignan. While he has already signed with Bordeaux-Bègles for the next two years, the latter initially hopes to relaunch his career at USAP.
“It’s not the journey I would have imagined either. He is atypical but I had to make some difficult choices for the sake of my career. For the past year and a half, I have been going through a complicated period. I was very high quite quickly before the descent and the fall. I thought a lot. (…) I experienced very difficult moments psychologically,” admitted the main person concerned, during an interview with L’Équipe
Reus: “I have fangs”
Aware that he is partly responsible for his situation, the U20 world champion in 2023 with the Bleuets then had strong words when discussing his situation. “I got a little lost. (…) At 21, I experienced highs and a very big low. We wonder why this is happening to us and why now. There is inevitably a feeling of injustice. (…) This difficult period will only be beneficial later. I didn’t waste time, I even gained some “, he later explained.
Now in Perpignan before moving to UBB next summer, Reus played again in the Challenge Cup (66 minutes against Treviso) then in the Top 14 (19 minutes against Clermont) to his greatest joy. “
I have fangs. I want to play, to have a series of matches and good performances. I have to prove again. I want to continue writing my story, to show everyone that it’s not over. I have great things ahead of me in Perpignan, which I want to help maintain, then next season in Bordeaux,” also declared the native of Périgueux.
