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Argentine hooker Facundo Bosch is to join La Rochelle from Agen. The 27-year-old Puma will take up a three-year-deal with the club according to RMC Sport.
The contract will see Bosch moving from Agen to La Rochelle during the off-season. He will thereby become a La Rochelle roster member for the 2019-2020 season.
Bosch is under contract with Agen until the completion of the current season. He joined Agen from Super Rugby in 2017, leaving behind his status as third choice Jaguares hooker in search of more game time. He impressed in his debut season for Agen and was named as the best hooker in the Top 14.
Due to the needs of Agen the club has utilized Bosch not only at hooker but also at flanker. La Rochelle, however, are seeking an elite level hooker to boost their roster.
With the club building a highly competent team and having one of the strongest home attendances in Europe, Bosch would be very much taking a step forward in his career. Indeed Agen are third from bottom in the Top 14 and are very much playing to avoid relegation to the Pro D2.
Bosch made his test debut in this year’s Rugby Championship. The change from Daniel Hourcade to Mario Ledesma saw the return of Europeans and Bosch was the second player called up. Both he and Juan Figallo (Saracens) played in the win over South Africa in Mendoza.
Last week saw Ledesma making a change at the top. He replaced Agustín Creevy with Pablo Matera as his captain. The change may yet see Creevy departing Argentina to return to Europe. For Los Pumas it means the hooker position is now open with Julián Montoya expected to get a test start in the November Internationals. Bosch is officially the third choice Argentine player in the position.
