Hugo Parrou

Hugo Parrou
Date of birth (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birthTarbes, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Section Paloise
Youth career
2008–2016 Bazet Andrest
2016–2021 Tarbes
2021–2023 Section Paloise
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Section Paloise 2 (0)
Correct as of 4 April 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–2023 France U20 2 (0)
Correct as of 03 April 2024

Hugo Parrou (born 28 January 2003) is a France rugby union player who plays as a prop for Section Paloise in the Top 14 competition and the France national under-20 team. He made his Top 14 debut with his club on 27 January 2024.

Playing career

Early career

Hugo Parrou was born on 28 January 2003, in Tarbes, France. He started playing Rugby union for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined nearby Stado Tarbes as a youth, where he played alongside Clément Sentubéry. In 2021, Parrou moved to Section Paloise with his teammate Clément Mondinat, joining their training academy.[1] Originally trained as a hooker, Hugo Parrou transitioned to loosehead prop and established himself as a promising talent,[2] playing alongside the 2023 junior world champions Clément Mondinat, Théo Attissogbé, Brent Liufau, and Hugo Auradou.

Club career

Following numerous injuries in the front row, Hugo Parrou was called up to the professional squad for the first time in January 2024.[3] He made his debut with the Section Paloise first team on January 27, during the last match of the first half of the 2023–24 Top 14 season, replacing Guram Papidze, who was playing at tighthead prop, in the 51st minute during a match against Montpellier Hérault Rugby at GGL Stadium.[4] Following this match, he suffered a calf injury.[5] Parrou later revealed that he had played the match injured, having felt a sharp pain during warm-up, which was diagnosed as a tear after the match.[5] Hugo Parrou returned to play at Stade Ernest-Wallon against Stade Toulousain on 30 March 2024, coming on to replace Facundo Gigena to stabilize the Section Paloise scrum.[6]

At the end of the 2023–24 Top 14 season, manager Sébastien Piqueronies confirmed that Hugo Parrou is among the five young talents from the academy who will be integrated full-time into the professional team. The others include Mehdi Tlili (flanker), Australian Paulo Tauiliili-Pelesasa (number 8 ), Fabien Brau-Boirie (center), and Grégoire Arfeuil (winger)[7]

Hugo Parrou extended his contract with Section Paloise for an additional season on 13 June 2024, until 2025[8]

National team career

In January 2023, he was called up to the France national under-20 team for a preparation camp in Capbreton ahead of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[9] along with seven other players from Pau.[10] He started in the victory against Italy on the first day.[11] Parrou was not called up again after this match.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hugo PARROU". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Rugby/Espoirs accession : Hugo Parrou prend du galon à la Section Paloise, qui vise les demies". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Rugby - Top 14 : la Section Paloise avec des Bleus à Montpellier". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Montpellier Hérault Rugby - Section Paloise - J13 - 2023-2024 | Top 14 - Site Officiel". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Carrère, Jérôme (1 February 2024). "Top 14. Section Paloise : les piliers gauches maudits, trois retours espérés". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ Lannessans, Georges (27 April 2024). "Top 14 Section Paloise : Parrou, pari relevé". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Pas qualifié pour la phase finale de Top 14, Pau pense déjà à la saison prochaine". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Pau prolonge son jeune pilier Hugo Parrou". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Hugo Parrou FFR". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Trois espoirs passés par le Stado TPR avec France U20". nrpyrenees.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Moustin intéressant, Parrou se manque... Les notes des Bleuets face à l'Italie". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Section Paloise : Gailleton et Auradou rejoignent l'équipe de France U20". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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