The Bordeaux-Bègles winger impresses in each of his outings with the Blues with his ability to finish shots. At only 22 years old, he is already hot on the heels of the biggest.
The meters are panicking. And not just speed. With Louis Bielle-Biarrey, we also have to keep an eye on those records. Because the UBB winger today has more tries registered with the Blues (29) than selections (27). An exceptional ratio reinforced by his quadruplet against England. The first of his career. “It comes at the right time, we’ll say,” he had fun on Saturday at the Stade de France. “I’m very happy.” He can because his achievements (two per half) clearly contributed to the second consecutive coronation of the XV of France.
Penaud will not sleep peacefully for long
Individually, they also allowed him to achieve a second consecutive Grand Slam since he has just completed two complete editions of the VI Nations with at least one try per match. And after having equaled the record for the number of tries during a Tournament in 2025 (8), he is now alone on the shelves (9).
At the national level, he has just overtaken Emile Ntamack and Philippe Bernat-Salles (26), and is already following in the footsteps of Philippe Sella (30), at only 22 years old. At this rate, Damian Penaud (40) should not sleep peacefully for long… Especially since “LBB” does not miss many matches in a season, he who has played more than 30 in the last two and who has already played 22 since September. But he hardly seems to dwell on his stratospheric statistics.
“If I had broken this record but we hadn’t won, it was pointless. Honestly, as I often say, it’s only the collective titles that are the most important. You can see the emotions that it brings.”
The conception of his role is therefore simple: finish shots with a more collective dimension than individual: “I find that the tries are quite anecdotal. We are wingers, we are also there to score. It’s a bit of our role and I’m very happy that it’s smiling on me at the moment. But if I don’t score next week, it won’t be the end of the world. There are also plenty of other aspects of the game. But it’s certain that I’m very happy to score and above all scoring every time, it helps the team, makes strong moments or turns weak moments into strong moments. That’s what’s fun about scoring.” Tests, but also minds.
