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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[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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 2023-2024 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. 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.

National Team Career[edit]

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[6], along with seven other players from Pau.[7] He started in the victory against Italy on the first day.[8] Parrou was not called up again after this match.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hugo PARROU". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ "Rugby/Espoirs accession : Hugo Parrou prend du galon à la Section Paloise, qui vise les demies". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. ^ "Rugby - Top 14 : la Section Paloise avec des Bleus à Montpellier". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  4. ^ "Montpellier Hérault Rugby - Section Paloise - J13 - 2023-2024 | Top 14 - Site Officiel". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ^ "Top 14. Section Paloise : les piliers gauches maudits, trois retours espérés". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  6. ^ "Hugo Parrou FFR". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ^ "Trois espoirs passés par le Stado TPR avec France U20". nrpyrenees.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  8. ^ "Moustin intéressant, Parrou se manque... Les notes des Bleuets face à l'Italie". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  9. ^ "Section Paloise : Gailleton et Auradou rejoignent l'équipe de France U20". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2024-06-08.

External links[edit]

Media related to Hugo Parrou at Wikimedia Commons