Uruguayan international second-row Manuel Leindekar, from Aviron Bayonnais, has signed up for two years with Oyonnax, currently 12th in the Top 14, from July 1, the Ain club, 12th in the Top, announced on Wednesday. 14 rugby. Aged 26, Leindekar (2.03 m) was trained in Oyonnax where he arrived at the age of 18 in 2015 from Montevideo.
Very powerful, mobile and leader in touch, he played for five years in the Oyonnax first team in Pro D2 (58 matches) from 2017 before signing for Bayonne in the Top 14 (28 matches). Manuel Leindekar played in two World Cups with the Teros of Uruguay (25 caps, 5 points), in Japan then in France last fall where he started.