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Transfert : Jamie Ritchie, l'autre gros coup de l'USAP

Par Jérémy Fahner

Il y a 130 jours

Jamie Ritchie of Edinburgh Rugby reacts after he scores his team's seventh try during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Edinburgh Rugby and Aviron Bayonnais at Hive Stadium - Edinburgh Rugby Stadium on December 13, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Le troisième ligne international écossais Jamie Ritchie s’est engagé pour deux saisons avec Perpignan, qu’il rejoindra à partir de la saison prochaine, a annoncé le club catalan jeudi.

La période est décidément faste pour Perpignan. Le club catalan, 11^e de Top 14 et par conséquent loin d’être sauvé de la relégation en Pro D2, a confirmé ce jeudi le recrutement du troisième ligne d’Edimbourg Jamie Ritchie (28 ans, 1,90 m, 110 kg) pour deux saisons.

Un nouveau gros coup pour l’USAP, neuf jours après avoir réussi à prolonger son deuxième ligne Posolo Tuilagi (20 ans, 1,92 m, 140 kg), l’un des prospects les plus convoités du rugby actuel.

L’annonce de la signature de Ritchie, qui dispute en ce moment le Tournoi des Six Nations avec le XV du Chardon, a eu lieu conjointement par les deux clubs sur les réseaux sociaux.

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L’USAP et son président François Rivière sont fiers de vous annoncer la signature d’une nouvelle recrue à partir de la saison prochaine pour 2 ans 🤝
Bienvenue ✌️ pic.twitter.com/0WO1hCCpVq
— USAP (@usap_officiel) February 6, 2025

« C’est le plus gros transfert de ma carrière. Après Posolo, c’est une semaine de rêve », s’extasie le président perpignanais François Rivière auprès du quotidien local L’Indépendant.

La « fierté » de l’USAP d’avoir réussi à attirer un tel joueur contraste avec le désarroi constaté au sein du club de la capitale écossaise, que Ritchie fréquentait depuis 2014. « On a fait tout notre possible pour garder Jamie, mais il faut respecter sa décision », a déclaré l’entraîneur en chef Sean Everitt.

« J’ai le sentiment que c’est le bon moment pour un nouveau défi dans un nouveau pays, et pour notre famille de découvrir un mode de vie complètement différent », a de son côté expliqué Ritchie.

Le joueur terminera la saison avec Edimbourg, actuellement 8^e de United Rugby Championship et qualifié pour les 8es de finale de la Challenge Cup.

Cadre de l’Écosse, Ritchie était titulaire la semaine dernière lors de la victoire sur l’Italie (31-19) à l’occasion de la première journée du Tournoi des Six Nations 2025, et devrait à nouveau l’être pour la réception de l’Irlande, dimanche.

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