Top 14 – UBB: Matthieu Jalibert “does not deserve what is said about him today”

Christophe Urios knew that the question was going to be put to him this Friday at a press conference. The day before, Matthieu Jalibert had caused controversy following the publication Wednesday evening by Maxime Mermoz of an image taken on December 31, 2021 where we see him giving him the middle finger.

I would like us to talk about our good behavior and our quality of playersgets annoyed Christophe Urios, rather than obsessing over this bullshit that has been going on for too long months and is making us ch… Matthieu is a beautiful person. I say it all the more that I fried with him last season and it cost me dearly. He’s a guy who doesn’t deserve what they say about him today. He will show everyone the person he is. I think it will help him because he is a champion.

It’s a fake picture – Jefferson Poirot

He remains focused on the sportassures his teammate and captain Jefferson Poirot. I think he wants to provide answers on the pitch. It’s a very important year for him, it’s a World Cup year.

Matthieu Jalibert missed two decisive penalties against Toulouse. © Radio France
Justine Hamon

When he came backcontinues the pillar, I felt very vindictive. He trained a lot this summer and he was ready. We saw that he had ants in his legs and that he was not there to laugh.

The opener, who we sometimes forget is only 23 years old, sometimes carries a reputation as a “bad boy”, far removed from his daily attitude at the club. “It’s a fake pictureassures Poirot. There he is in a somewhat complicated environment. He was injured last season, there was a medical problem around him at the club, there was this start to the season with a little extra-sporting problem. Not too long ago, when his stunts were winning us, the articles were the other way around. The thing is that he remains focused on rugby and these things, we won’t talk about them in a few months.


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