The third row had just extended for two seasons with Stade Rochelais.
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It is a farewell to the grounds which he had undoubtedly considered later. Stade Rochelais announced in a press release that his third line Kévin Gourdon would immediately end his career, due to a heart problem.
The 31-year-old French international third line, Kévin Gourdon, learned this week that a heart problem forced him to put an immediate end to his sports career.https: //t.co/aEXFrCXjOK
– Stade Rochelais (@staderochelais) December 21, 2021
“This is brutal and sad news, but my health is a priority”, reacted the 31-year-old. “Unfortunately, it’s something that we do not master, I am not in a position to do anything to make the situation different, so I have no regrets”, he added.
Kévin Gourdon played 221 matches with Stade Rochelais, which he joined in 2012. He had a Top 14 and European Cup final with the Yellow and Black in 2020-2021. He had also been selected 19 times with the XV of France, between 2016 and 2018.
“I was lucky to have a busy career, I have experienced a lot with Stade Rochelais, Pro D2, the fight to stay in the Top 14 and then a few years later the finals. C is a lot of memories, emotions “, did he declare. Rochelais President Vincent Merling spoke of “the man that Kévin was, his loyalty to the club, his immense talent” Who “make him an emblematic player in the culture and identity of the Stade Rochelais”.