For his second season with the Espoirs, the young 19-year-old player Enzo Lopes, trained in Chartres but arrived at the Talence pre-course and in Bègles at 14, is flourishing within a team which advocates a game of movement which is perfectly suited to the slender (1.79 m for 73 kg…
For his second season with the Espoirs, the young 19-year-old player Enzo Lopes, trained in Chartres but arrived at the Talence pre-course and in Bègles at 14, is flourishing within a team which advocates a game of movement which is perfectly suited to the slender (1.79 m for 73 kg) scrum half. “I play with a much freer mind since I started playing matches. I’m enjoying it again, especially since the team has had good momentum for a few matches!”, he admits.
If he does not forget that a rugby career is short and remains unpredictable, he gives himself every chance of succeeding in the professional world. The boy, as open to others as he is serious, has reached a milestone this year and is, like many Hopes, looking for a Pro D2 or National club. “I take all the technical advice from my skills coach Heini Adams. I try to play as much as possible on my qualities of speed and liveliness to stick to the rucks and energize the game. I love my scrum half position. We touch a lot of balls there and since passing is my favorite gesture, it’s perfect,” he enthuses.
A good ball handler, the second-year business school student also has a solid clearing kick and is precise in aerial pressure phases. He can also stumble. “Training with team 1 both accelerated my training, but also showed me the level of demands required. The higher the level, the more it comes down to details: running in the direction of your pass to save time, communicating well with your fly half or gaining leadership for example. »
The one who loves above all to make his teammates play and share victories with his friends Carrière, Trezières, Sacco, Maalla or with his best friend, the Rochelais Hugo Reus, also knows what he owes to his forwards: “I I need them to create movements around the rucks. Ultimately, rugby comes down to this friendship, the shared emotions and the mutual aid essential within a team that wants to perform well. » To be demonstrated this Sunday at the end of the championship.
The game
UBB (5th/43 pts) – Soyaux Angoulême XV (10th/5 pts), this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Moga stadium in Bègles.
