Top 14. Irish star CJ Stander in the sight of a French club

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Bordeaux-Bègles would be on the way to achieving a huge blow on the transfers market, by recruiting the third Irish international line in Munster, CJ Stander (30 years old).

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According to the RugbyPass site, the UBB could strike very hard on the transfer market. Le club girondin (6^e du Top 14) aurait, en effet, ciblé, le troisième ligne centre du XV du Trèfle, CJ Stander (30 ans ; 47 sélections), qui est en fin de contrat en juin prochain au Munster.

"Bordeaux has a huge interest in CJ Stander"

It was the former Newport Dragons Coach, Bernard Jackman, who went by Grenoble from 2011 to 2017, who said that an agent had started with the UBB interest in CJ Stander, who would do itHis major target at the number 8 position next season: "I spoke to a French agent last week and he was of the opinion that CJ went to Bordeaux, or that Bordeaux was taking great interest to him",He indicated, before continuing:

A third line under construction at the UBB

Top 14. La star irlandaise CJ Stander dans le viseur d'un club français

However, this is not the first time that CJ Stander has been announced in a French club.During his last negotiation with the Irish Rugby Federation (IRFU) in 2017, he was notably the subject of a rumor sending him to Montpellier, who would then have deposited an exorbitant amount of € 700,000 to attach hisservices, according to rugbypass.

But, this time, the departure of the British and Irish lion (1 selection during the 2017 tour) at the UBB, next year, seems more relevant than ever, since it arrives at the end of the contract in June withHis federation.And that Bordeaux-Bègles seeks to strengthen in the third line.A position is under construction, with the announced departures of Marco Tauleigne and Beka Gorgadze, as well as the Australian Scott Higginbotham, who is however the first choice in number 8 this season, and even perhaps the Samoan Afaesetiti Amosa (30 years old), under contract until 2022, but which could be released.