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Section Paloise : un avant polyvalent en renfort

Highlanders' Tom Franklin scores a try during the Super Rugby match between Emirates Lions and Highlanders at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg on May 18, 2019. (Photo by Christiaan Kotze / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAAN KOTZE/AFP via Getty Images)

La Section Paloise a annoncé ce mercredi la signature d’un nouveau joueur : le Néo-Zélandais Tom Franklin, 34 ans va rejoindre le Béarn et le terrain « à partir de lundi prochain », a indiqué le club dans un communiqué.

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Capable d’évoluer 2e ou 3e ligne, Franklin (2 m, 115 kg) a évolué aux Highlanders avec qui il a remporté le Super Rugby en 2015.

Après des expériences au Japon (Kobelco Steelers) et aux Etats-Unis (San Diego), Franklin a fait un retour l’an dernier dans le Super Rugby, au sein de la franchise australienne de la Western Force.

« Le renfort d’expérience de Tom est le bienvenu pour solidifier certains postes en tension », a expliqué le manager palois Sébastien Piqueronies dans le communiqué.

« Au sein d’un championnat aussi rude que le Top 14, compter sur un joueur de son calibre est une grande plus-value. Nous attendons beaucoup de son exigence et de son savoir-faire du très haut-niveau. »

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Bull Shark 3 hours ago
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To be fair, the only thing that drives engagement on this site is over the top critiques of Southern Hemisphere teams.


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And let’s not talk about the pacific. Do they even play rugby Down there.


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I will give credit that the women’s game is getting decent airtime. But for the rest and the above; it’s just pathetic coming from a World Rugby website.


Just consider the innovation emerging in Japan with the pedigree of coaches over there.


There’s so much good we could be reading.


Instead it’s unimaginative “critical for the sake of feigning controversial”. Which is lazy, because in order to pull that off all you need to be really good at is:


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No prior experience needed.


Which is not journalism. That’s like all or most of us in the comments section. People like Finn (who I believe is a RP contributor).


Anyway. Hopefully it will get better. The game is growing and the interest in the game is growing. Maybe it will attract more qualified journalists over time.

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