U20 world champion in the summer of 2023 alongside Clément Mondinat, Brent Liufau and Théo Attissogbe, the slender number 4 (2m, 105kg) became essential from the following exercise. Asserted key leader, best ball stealer in the championship in the air, the son of David and brother of Paul, passed through Pau before branching off to Narbonne then Oyonnax, in Pro D2, also shines with his technical skills and his reading of the game.
“Jouer chaque année le top 6”
Silent in the media since the “Mendoza affair”, where he was indicted for aggravated rape in the company of his teammate Oscar Jegou on the sidelines of a match on the XV of France tour, before being exonerated, Hugo Auradou spoke via a press release published on the Section Paloise website.
“The Section means a lot to me, beyond being the club that launched me into the professional world, I am grateful to the staff and managers for the trust placed over the long term. Benefiting from a long-term commitment is an opportunity and I want to live up to the club’s confidence and its ambitions, explains the 2nd line, capable of helping out as a flanker. Our collective adventure must lead us to play for the top 6 every year and make the Section a team that counts in the Top 14. I am convinced that we can do great things here.”
As for Sébastien Piqueronies, his “pride” in counting on “a major asset to permanently establish the Section at the top of the Top 14. […] A few years ago I presented Hugo as a leader of tomorrow, it is obvious to see that he has become one of the leaders of today in the Section, affirms the Béarnais manager. Its choice to be a long-term commitment to our project is a strong signal that reinforces our strategy. Hugo still has to grow, just like the Section, and that’s the challenge we’re going to take on together.”
If several major players have extended their contracts in recent months at Pau, there will be several important files to manage in the coming weeks, with many contracts ending in June 2027, notably on the front line (Bibi-Biziwu, Kaulashvili, Seneca, Papidze, Tokolahi, Zabala, Rey, Delhommel) or among the French internationals (Attissogbe, Maximin, Arfeuil), without forgetting fullback Jack Maddocks.
