It is a generation of well-known faces of French rugby who are about to hang up.
After the announcement of François Trinh-Duc this winter, Lionel Beauxis's turn to formalize his farewell.
Today in Béziers (Pro D2), the half-opener spoke Friday evening on Canal +.
“It's time to hang up the cleats and make way for the youngsters.
This famous season too many, it's true that it runs a little in the head.
Lately, there are a lot of signals at the level of the body even if the head wants, ”explained the 36-year-old player.
“My playing time is reduced, it's difficult for an enthusiast like me.
I want to play and not wax the benches.
I tell myself that it is a whole and that it is time to say stop, ”he added to the microphone of the encrypted channel.
🗨️ "It's time to hang up the cleats and give way to young people"
Lionel Beauxis announces the end of his career at the microphone @canalplus 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/N4RagZ1KcU
— Late Rugby Club (@LateRugbyClub) April 22, 2022
This season, Beauxis has played 9 Pro D2 matches, including 4 as a starter.
The ASBH will therefore have been the seventh and last club of the former opener of the Blues, passed by Pau (2003-2006), the French Stadium (2006-2011), the Toulouse Stadium (2011-2014), Bordeaux-Bègles ( 2014-2017), Lyon (2017-2019) and Oyonnax (2019-2021).
A sublime player, with an impressive kicking game, Beauxis was notably French champion with the Stade Français (2007) then with Toulouse (2012) or a finalist in the European Challenge, the "small" European Cup, with Pau (2005) and the French Stadium (2011).
In blue, throughout his 28 selections between 2007 and 2018, he played in six Six Nations Tournaments, winning the 2007 edition, and participated in the World Cup the same year, finished in the semi-finals (4th).
He also won the 2006 Under-21 World Cup with Maxime Médard, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Jacques Boussuge, Guilhem Guirado, Maxime Mermoz or Laurent Sempéré... A performance that paved the way for him to win the trophy for the world's best young player. 'year.