The French international third row remains loyal to his club, winner of the Champions Cup Saturday.
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Three more years. Third center line Grégory Alldritt has extended his contract with La Rochelle, President Vincent Merling announced on Wednesday June 1. The tricolor international is now linked with the Maritimes until 2026. “It’s a source of pride, I’m very happy to continue at this club which, I think, is very close to my values”he said at a press conference.
Arrived in 2017 in Charente-Maritime, the player trained in Auch wrote a glorious page in his history with his club by winning the Champions Cup on Saturday in Marseille, against Leinster (24-21). Grégory Alldritt and La Rochelle have also played in the final of the last Top 14 against Toulouse, with a defeat in the key (8-18).
In five seasons, Alldritt became a manager, then the regular captain of Stade Rochelais, Romain Sazy is now rarely on the ground. He played 81 matches and scored 29 tries. At the same time, he settled in the France team (31 selections), actively participating in the Grand Slam des Bleus during the last Six Nations Tournament.
This extension is “a marker of the club’s ambitions and ability to retain its best elements”, greeted the general manager of Stade Rochelais, Pierre Venayre. It is essential as La Rochelle prepares to lose the third lines Victor Vito (35) and Wiaan Liebenberg (29), two future retirees. Kevin Gourdon (32) stopped his career during the season.