2023-07-20 03:24:55
Five days following obtaining his title of world champion with the France team under 20, Caledonian Brent Liufau looks back on this victory. Member of the French selection, he won with the France team once morest Ireland, during the final of the U20 world championship, in South Africa.
William Lecren (Alix Madec) • Published on July 20, 2023 at 2:24 p.m., updated on July 20, 2023 at 2:46 p.m.
A World Cup in hand, and the feeling of accomplishment. The Caledonian Brent Liufau is the world rugby champion under 20 years old. Five days following the final, he looks back on this victory.
“It is very moving to see my family reunited. They were as happy as me“, launches the young 19-year-old player. The sportsman Cagou had time to celebrate his title of world champion with the blueberries. His family on the territory, also feasted. Member of the selection of the France team under 20, he won once morest Ireland in the final of the U20 world championship in South Africa on 15 July.
“Early in the game, the Irish score first. But we thought we were going to regain the advantage. The more the game progressed, the more we dominated. Our strategy remained in place. We stayed united“, explains the player.
Final score: 50 to 14. The French are world champions for the third consecutive time. And the young man sees further. “I hope in the years to come, to make my family and my parents even more proud. I am also proud for my club, for the leaders who followed me, whether at the hope center or at the CREC club. I thank them, as well as Laurent Vili who did a lot of work by being at the hope pole. He believed in me from the start“, continues Brent Liufau.
A world title, which testifies to the importance of monitoring New Caledonian players and taking care of them. “We are all proud of this title of world champion. It also allows us to say that New Caledonian rugby is something that we can develop more. The infrastructures can be improved, to have more talents and views on the young people who are developing“, adds the player trained at the educational rugby club and citizen of Nouméa.
The Cagou is now back in the Paloise Béarn Pyrénées section, and intends to take advantage of the experience acquired at the World Cup. “The experience I was able to have in the U20 World Cup, I will put it at the service of the club“, assured Brent Liufau. “I intend to have as much playing time as possible with the pros and regain my place with the U20s for the six nations tournament and for the second in the world. I hope to be in this group“, reveals the young man.
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