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Pourquoi le recours de dernière minute au talonneur Hika Elliot est exceptionnel

Le Néo-Zélandais d'Oyonnax, Hika Elliot, célèbre avec ses coéquipiers lors du match de Top 14 entre Oyonnax (USO) et Toulon (RCT), le 17 mars 2018 au stade Charles-Mathon d'Oyonnax. / AFP PHOTO / ROMAIN LAFABREGUE (ROMAIN LAFABREGUE/AFP via Getty Images)

Hikawera Elliot n’en a pas encore fini avec le rugby. L’ancien talonneur des All Blacks (38 ans, 4 sélections) vient d’être appelé en urgence sur le banc de Wellington pour la finale du NPC – le championnat des provinces en Nouvelle-Zélande – samedi 26 octobre contre Bay of Plenty.

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Passé par Oyonnax (2017-2018), Nevers (2018-2020) et Colomiers (2020-2023), Hikawera Elliot portera le maillot n°16 pour pallier un forfait sur blessure de dernière minute.

Une sélection surprenante lorsque l’on sait que “Hika” a joué toute la saison pour South Canterbury, vainqueur du Heartland Championship, championnat amateur de troisième division, et qu’il n’a même joué pour les Lions de Wellington !

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Il figurait même dans le groupe de 25 joueurs du Heartland pour affronter une sélection maorie de Nouvelle-Zélande et les Barbarians néo-zélandais prochainement.

« Ça la fout mal pour Wellington Rugby, qui a si peu confiance en son système de développement qu’il fait appel à un joueur qui n’est pas affilié à sa fédération », regrette un supporter.

Sur le terrain dès sa descente d’avion

« J’ai reçu un SOS d’Alando Soakai (l’entraîneur de Wellington, ndlr) dimanche soir, alors que nous fêtions l’anniversaire de ma fille », a-t-il expliqué à la radio Sen en Nouvelle-Zélande.

« C’était un peu inattendu… Soaks m’a finalement appelé pour lancer un SOS. Après quelques démarches administratives auprès de la NZR, j’ai pris l’avion mardi matin et je me suis retrouvé directement sur le terrain à peine descendu de l’avion.

Hikawera Elliot des Maori All Blacks dirige le haka pendant le match entre les Maori de Nouvelle-Zélande et les British & Irish Lions au stade international de Rotorua le 17 juin 2017 à Rotorua, Nouvelle-Zélande. (Photo par Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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« La NZR a délibéré toute la journée du lundi et nous a informés tard dans la nuit.

« Quand l’occasion de jouer une finale s’est présentée, même si je n’avais jamais joué pour les Lions, je me suis dit que ce serait une sacrée histoire à raconter dans quelques années !

“Étant donné les circonstances et le fait qu’il s’agisse d’une finale, j’aurai bientôt 39 ans. Je n’ai jamais disputé une finale de NPC, donc si j’ai la chance de jouer, peut-être que ce sera une belle façon de finir ma carrière !

« Bon, pour être honnête, ils avaient du mal à trouver un talonneur, c’est pour ça qu’ils m’ont appelé. Si je dois entrer en jeu, à un moment donné, je m’assurerai d’être à la hauteur. »

Hikawera Elliot a joué six saisons en France

Hika Elliot (1,86m ; 115 kg) a disputé en tout 82 matchs de Pro D2 et 17 de Top 14 lors de son séjour de six années en France. Il comptait terminer sa carrière en France en tant que joker Coupe du Monde pour l’USAP, mais il avait été recalé à sa visite médicale.

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Hika était donc reparti au pays pour finir sa carrière qui dure déjà depuis 19 ans. Pas mal pour celui qui aurait dû déjà arrêter il y a 11 ans suite à une lésion discale qui s’était aggravée progressivement au fil des années.

Elliot avait révélé en 2013 qu’il avait subi une intervention chirurgicale peu commune au cours de laquelle les chirurgiens avaient utilisé un os de sa hanche pour renforcer sa nuque,

L’opération avait été un succès et Elliot en avait repris pour dix ans !

Ancien des Chiefs – avec lesquels il a gagné le Super Rugby en 2012 et 2013 – et ancien capitaine des Maoris All Blacks, il montre qu’il en a encore sous les crampons et qu’il peut toujours être utile quand on l’appelle.

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