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Provence is to be the new home of Colombia’s Andrés Zafra. The Pro D2 club has signed the South American from Top 14 side Brive. The move comes ahead of the final rounds of the 2022-2023 Top 14 season with Brive in bottom spot and very likely to be relegated.
If relegated then Brive and Provence will be rivals in the Pro D2. Relegation would also mean other players would leave Brive. One set to do so is Lucas Paulos. The Argentine second-rower is to move to Castres.
Zafra arrived in Brive in 2021. He did so in a transfer from Agen. He played 26 Top 14 matches for Agen. At Brive he had 11 starts from 19 matches in his first season. His second season has seen him making 13 appearances thus far.
Provence are seeking to earn promotion to the Top 14. The team is looking to recruit to form a more competitive team for next season. The current roster is solid but the team is 6th. With noteworthy recruitment the team will increase its prospects.
Zafra will be joining fellow South Americans. The team is coached by former Pumas great Mauricio Reggiardo. Argentina XV loose head Federico Wegryzn is on the roster as is hooker Leonel Oviedo. The biggest name player though is Germán Kessler. The Uruguayan hooker is set to play in a second World Cup later this year.
Provence will mark Zafra’s first experience of playing in the Pro D2. Zafra is weighs 115kg and stands at 1.97 meters tall. He is a product of Los Carboneros club in Cúcuta, Colombia.
