{"id":242027,"date":"2025-10-26T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/242027\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:54:10","slug":"france-brace-for-matthieu-jalibert-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/242027\/","title":{"rendered":"France brace for Matthieu Jalibert blow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a> fly-half <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/matthieu-jalibert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthieu Jalibert<\/a> is an injury doubt for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/autumn-nations-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn Nations Series<\/a> after suffering a thigh problem in Union Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles\u2019 41\u201312 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/bayonne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bayonne<\/a> at the Matmut Atlantique on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old delivered another composed display in a dominant team performance but was forced off in the 74th minute after appearing to feel discomfort in his right thigh.<\/p>\n<p>Jalibert immediately signalled to the bench and left the field limping, replaced by Martin Page-Relo.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Canal+ after the match, Jalibert said the injury was in an area where he has had previous issues: \u201cI felt something strange in my thigh, the same area where I\u2019ve had issues for a few years,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom how it feels, it doesn\u2019t seem very positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s a sensitive spot for me. Honestly, I don\u2019t have much hope. It kind of ruins the night for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The win itself was a statement display from Yannick Bru\u2019s side, who secured a bonus point through tries from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/damian-penaud\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Damian Penaud<\/a> (2), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/louis-bielle-biarrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Bielle-Biarrey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/salesi-rayasi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salesi Rayasi<\/a> and Xan Mousques. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/maxime-lucu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maxime Lucu<\/a> added four conversions and a penalty, while Bayonne crossed twice through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/sireli-maqala\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sireli Maqala<\/a> and Cheikh Tiberghien.<\/p>\n<p>Jalibert\u2019s injury casts a major shadow on the win however. He had been central to Bordeaux\u2019s control of the contest, playing a key role in the opening-quarter tries and managing the game effectively before his withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s as severe as the standoff suggests, it should see him ruled out of France\u2019s training camp in Marcoussis next week and would make him a major doubt for the Test against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/south-africa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Africa<\/a> on November 8 in Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>Capped 35 times for Les Bleus, Jalibert has been one of the standout performers in the Top 14\u2019s early rounds and was widely expected to start at fly-half against Rassie Erasmus\u2019 Springboks. <\/p>\n<p>Galthi\u00e9 has already lost back-row <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/lenni-nouchi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lenni Nouchi<\/a> form his wider squad. He was replaced by Bordeaux\u2019s Pierre Bochaton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert is an injury doubt for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series after suffering a thigh&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-242027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}