Back in extremis from injury, the UBB fly-half was just like his team: swept away at the Vélodrome by the red and black tide.
The historic meeting deserved a hasty return. To force his destiny. While he himself had announced that his season was over after a thigh tear that occurred during the 26th day of the championship, Matthieu Jalibert finally returned – at the last minute – to play this first final in the recent history of the championship. Union Bordeaux-Bègles. “We know that we can recover from a tear more quickly than expected.”, had slipped Maxime Lucu before his return was made official. At the same time, his manager Yannick Bru maintained the hope of an improbable comeback: “Every week, there are cycles, moments where pessimism is there, some injured players think that they will not be able to be there and, as the days progress, sometimes there is a hope that arises…”
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It was at the very end of the match against Oyonnax, on June 8, that the Gironde number 10 was injured. A twist of fate that caused a lot of talk. Basically, he had to approach this match…
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