Monaco – JL Bourg
Saturday, 6 p.m.
With jersey number 66 (that of the Pyrénées-Orientales) on his shoulders, the Catalan Hugo Benitez launched his international career in the last moments of Portugal – France (56-69), last Sunday. At 21 years and 37 days, which is not trivial for a leader, a position where the maturation is late.
Frédéric Sarre is a privileged witness to his rapid rise, he who welcomed him to the JL Bourg leaders’ school in 2016, from Toulouges. “At the time, Jean-Luc (Tissot) and Pierre (Murtin) were the training center coaches. They had a connection with Hugo’s father (Benoit Benitez), originally from Bellegarde, and his great-uncle (Jean-Pierre Gomez, the former president of the Lyonnais league). Hugo arrived at the club this way, ”says the director…
