He started the year by winning the honorary title of best of the Six Nations Tournament, he ends it with the coronation of best player of the test matches of the November tour. Nothing – or almost – will have escaped Damian Penaud this year.
The winger of the XV of France, 37 selections, was voted best of the November tour this Thursday. He is ahead of Italian fullback Ange Capuozzo and New Zealand third line Ardie Savea.
Penaud, 26, author of three tries during these test matches, the first, decisive, against Australia (30-29), the other two against Japan (35-17), was elected thanks to the votes of the public on social networks with 40% of the vote, the statement said.
The Clermont player, who thus brought the total of his tries scored in the blue jersey to 21, succeeds Irish third row Caelan Doris, elected in 2021.
Ten months before the 2023 World Cup (September 8 to October 28), which it will host at home, the France team won its three November test matches, against Australia, champion South Africa of the world in title (30-26) and against Japan.
With this award, which is in addition to that awarded to scrum half Antoine Dupont, named “best player” of the Six Nations Tournament in the spring, “the year 2022 ends in the best possible way for the XV of France which is ‘is seen winning its 10th Grand Slam in history, beating the record for consecutive victories for French rugby and honored with individual awards,’ welcomes the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a separate press release. .
