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France teenage prodigy Matthieu Jalibert’s return to the game has been halted after he suffered a recurrence of a knee ligament injury.
Jalibert burst onto the scene when he was named as starting fly-half for France’s Six Nations encounter against Ireland in February 2018. However, he would tear his posterior cruciate ligaments in that game, which would prematurely end his season.
And Bordeaux-Begles have announced that Jalibert sustained a recurrence of the same injury in last Friday’s pre-season clash against the Sharks in Durban.
A statement on the club website said: “The examinations diagnosed a recurrence of posterior cruciate ligament injury requiring surgical reconstruction. He will be unavailable for a minimum of six months.
“We wish Matthieu good luck in this new instance, which he will undoubtedly get through with the competitor’s mind we know he has.”
It means that Jalibert will miss France’s November internationals against South Africa, Argentina and Fiji.