Hit in an ankle before the XV of France moved to England, Matthieu Jalibert should not walk the lawns with Bordeaux-Bègles for six weeks.
It’s a blow that Bordeaux-Bègles would have done well without. As the season reaches its home stretch and the Girondin club is fighting for a place in the final phase of the Top 14, Matthieu Jalibert will be absent for several weeks. This follows the package of the opening half for the end of the 6 Nations Tournament with the XV of France.
On March 8, during a high-intensity training session prior to the Blues’ trip to England, Matthieu Jalibert had to stop prematurely due to pain in his left ankle following a tackle, leaving the lawn with the help of two assistants from Fabien Galthié. The same day, the staff of the XV of France had confirmed the package of the usual lining of Romain Ntamack by announcing his availability to his club for the rest of the week.
Jalibert back for the end of the regular season?
An absence which, according to daily information The team, will be longer than expected. Indeed, it is now mentioned an absence for the next six weeks concerning Matthieu Jalibert. In other words, the international fly-half will be out until mid-May and is unlikely to be available to help his club reach the Top 14 finals.
Indeed, of the five games remaining to be played as part of the regular season of the championship, the native of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is sure to miss three, that is to say the trip to the lawn Racing 92 following the break linked to the EPCR competitions then the reception of the LOU and the always perilous trip to Toulouse. A return to competition can be considered for the reception of Pau on May 13 during the penultimate day or two weeks later for the trip to Toulon as part of the 26th and last day. The duo composed of Zack Holmes and Mateo Garcia should thus ensure the opening for most of the rest of the season.
