Holder with the XV of France, discover who is the Pierre-Louis Barassi center.
Pierre-Louis Barassi is holder with the XV of France for the first meeting of the 6 Nations tournament this Friday, January 31. Player of the Toulouse stadium, he plays in the shadow of Ramos, Dupont or Ntamack, but is no less important for his club and therefore the French rugby team. He took advantage of the wound of the Lord Gaël Fickou to return to the Blues. “The last selection of Pierre-Louis with us dates from the test in Brisbane, in 2021. He had been good. Then he chained injuries before becoming very efficient again with the Toulousain stadium. It is a logical selection” explained Fabien Garthié.
Former rugby player at 7
Born on April 22, 1998, Pierre-Louis Barassi was a rugby player at 7 in addition to his career at 15. When he was in Lou, where he had his real hatching, the center participated and won the tournament of Rugby dubai at 7 of the under 18s.
His first selection at the 2019 World Cup
Pierre-Louis Barassi is called by coach Jacques Brunel to join the XV of France during the World Cup in Japan and overcome the Wesley Fofana package. It was on October 6, 2019 that he honored his first selection from the Blues against Tonga to replace Virimi Vakatawa. His second selection was in December 2020 for the final of the Autumn Nations Cup against England. Marked by injuries and a lack of form, he will be one of the great absent from the 2023 World Cup in France.