The list of nominees for the night of rugby, which will take place next Monday at the Olympia, was unveiled this Tuesday. Who will succeed Antoine Dupont, elected best top 14 player and best French international last season?
Last season, Stade Toulousain and RC Vannes had won a lot of rugby night’s night awards, organized as in tradition at Olympia at the beginning of autumn. This year, there is no doubt that the Champions of France Toulouse, the European Champions of Bordeaux and the Champions of Pro D2 Montalbanais will be in the spotlight. They are in any case present in the list of nominees, unveiled this Tuesday. The most important trophy will be that of best player in the Top 14, a trophy awarded by the players, and it is Sireli Maqala (Aviron Bayonnais), Thomas Ramos (Stade Toulousain) or Jack Willis (Stade Toulousain) who will succeed Antoine Dupont.
The title of best French international, also won by the captain of the Blues last year, will be played between Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Union Bordeaux-Bègles), Maxime Lucu (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) and Thomas Ramos (Stade Toulousain). Regarding the staff, it is that of the Bayonnais rowing, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles or the Toulouse stadium which will be rewarded in Top 14 and that of Colomiers Rugby, FC Grenoble Rugby or the US Montauban which will be in Pro D2. A pro D2 where the nominees for the title of best player are Jérôme Bosviel (US Montauban), Adrien Lapègue (Provence Rugby) and Gabin Lorre (AS Béziers Hérault).
Feleu sisters named
The season’s revelation trophy combines both the players of Top 14 and Pro D2 and the Paloise section could succeed in the hat-trick, after the victory of Théo Attissogbé and Emilien Gailleton, since Fabien Brau-Boirie is appointed, but he is in competition with Gaël Dréan (RC Toulon), Ugo Senes (Aurillacois stadium). The prize for the most beautiful test will be awarded by the public and will reward the test of Louis Bielle-Biarrey against Pau, that of Leone Nakarawa against Pau, that of Jiuta Wainiqolo against Montpellier, that of Alex Newsome against Bayonne or that of Xan Mousques against the Lou.
On the feminine side, the title of best player of Elite 1 will return to Emilie Boulard (Blagnac Rugby), Charlotte Escudero (Stade Toulousain) or Madoussou Fall-Raclot (Lionnes de Bordeaux)While that of best international will be played between Manon Bigot (Blagnac Rugby) and the Sisters Feleu, Manaé and Teani (FC Grenoble Rugby). Finally, after the quadruple of Mathieu Raynal, now retired, the trophy of best referee will return to Pierre Brousset, Ludovic Cayre or Luc Ramos.
