A hard blow for rugby fans and supporters of the France team in particular. While in recent years the selection has been reviving under the leadership of coach Fabien Galthié and a golden generation composed in particular of Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont, here is one of the key players of the Blues has just announced that he is putting a definitive end to his successful career.
Author of 19 selections with the France team, the player from La Rochelle Kevin Gourdon, 31, has just announced that he will not play rugby again in his career. In question, a heart problem that was detected in her this week and which forces him to say stop today. It was his club, Stade Rochelais, which announced the bad news yesterday today. To make matters worse, the player had just extended his two-year contract with the team for which he has played 221 games since his arrival in 2012.
It’s brutal and sad news, but my health comes first
Obviously defeated after this news, Kévin Gourdon spoke on the site of his club and he wants to be fatalistic. “This is brutal and sad news, but my health is a priority. Unfortunately it is something that we do not control, I am not in a position to do anything to make the situation different, so I have no regrets “, he says.
Wishing to retain the positive of his brilliant career, the third row from Valence (Drôme) looks with pride on his good career, especially with the Blues. “I also had the pride to play with the XV of France. It’s a lot of memories, emotions. But today I have to turn to a new part of my life, maybe a little earlier than expected, but which will be, I am convinced, just as fulfilling“, he concludes.