Matthieu Jalibert
| File:Matthieu Jalibert 2022 (cropped).jpg Jalibert with Bordeaux Bègles in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Matthieu Jalibert 6 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthieu Jalibert (born 6 November 1998) is a French professional rugby union player who currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles and France national rugby union team. His position is fly-half.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jalibert was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a few miles west of Paris. He and his family lived in Noumea, in the overseas French territory of New Caledonia from 2004 to 2007, where his father was stationed as a soldier.
Jalibert joined CA Bordeaux Bègles on the family’s return to France. He moved up to the UBB (Union Bordeaux Bègles) as a teenager, and at 16 he played in the French under-18 championship, helping Bordeaux to the final.
Rugby playing career
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]Jalibert currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.[1]
International career
[edit | edit source]Jalibert previously represented France in the U20 Rugby World Cup.
Jalibert was called up to the French national team for the first time ahead of France's opening 2018 Six Nations Championship match against Ireland, aged only 19, after 15 league appearances for Bordeaux Bègles.[2][3] He started in that game but had to come off in the 29th minute for Anthony Belleau due to a serious knee injury, which required a head injury assessment, in an eventual 13–15 home loss.[4]
In February 2025, Jalibert was named in the starting lineup to face England in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations replacing Romain Ntamack after he was banned following a dangerous tackle in the previous game. This was the first time he had been involved in the starting lineup after refusing to play back up for Thomas Ramos during the 2024 Autumn Nations Series.[5]
International tries
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 November 2021 | Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 15–3 | 41–15 | 2021 Autumn internationals |
| 2 | 5 February 2023 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 24–27 | 24–29 | 2023 Six Nations |
| 3 | 6 October 2023 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 36–0 | 60–7 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
Honours
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- Bordeaux Bègles
References
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- ^ XV de France : Le groupe pour l’Irlande
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- ^ France-Irelande 13–15
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External links
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- France profile at FFR
- UBB profile
- L'Équipe profile
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Rugby union players from Yvelines
- French rugby union players
- Union Bordeaux Bègles players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- France international rugby union players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs