Absent for almost a month due to a thigh injury, Matthieu Jalibert will make his comeback with UBB on Friday.
On October 25, Matthieu Jalibert was forced to leave his partners a few minutes before the end of the Top 14 match between his Union Bordeaux-Bègles and Bayonne (41-12). Victim of a thigh injury, the French opener was then left without several weeks in the infirmary. Almost a month has passed and this Friday, Matthieu Jalibert will play again.
At least that’s what L’Équipe believes it knows, which indicated this Wednesday that Matthieu Jalibert would return to the field during the reception of the Paloise Section (9 p.m., 10th day of Top 14). According to the media, he will even be lined up from the start by Yannick Bru. The UBB coach will not be unhappy to find one of his leaders, just to continue the good momentum of the last three days.
Because after the slap received on October 12 on the pitch at Stade Toulousain (56-13), the Union Bordeaux-Bègles had three successes in a row against Perpignan, Bayonne and Castres. Enough to allow him to find himself fourth in the ranking, just two points behind the Toulouse leader.
Matthieu Jalibert, goals in sight
For Matthieu Jalibert, it will in any case be a great pleasure to be able to play in an official match again.
Returned to training this Monday the fly-half missed the November international window which the French XV will conclude this Saturday with a duel against Australia (9:10 p.m.). The man with thirty-five caps with the Blues hopes to quickly get back into rhythm.
In addition to his club schedule, Matthieu Jalibert hopes in particular to no longer be disrupted by physical problems in the run-up to the next VI Nations Tournament. Even if it is still far away, the first match of the Blues scheduled against Ireland on February 5, 2026 is necessarily in the back of his mind.
