Matthieu Jalibert
{{Short description|French rugby union player (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
|name = Matthieu Jalibert
|image = Matthieu Jalibert 2022 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Jalibert with Bordeaux Bègles in 2022
|birth_name = Matthieu Jalibert
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|6}}
|birth_place = Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
|height = {{height|m=1.84}}
|weight = {{convert|84|kg|lb stlb}}
|ru_currentteam = Bordeaux Bègles
|ru_currentposition = Fly-half
|ru_position = Fly-half
|youthyears1 = 2004–2007
|youthclubs1 = Stade Calédonien
|youthyears2 = 2007–2016
|youthclubs2 = CA Bordeaux Bègles
|youthyears3 = 2016–2017
|youthclubs3 = Bordeaux Bègles
|ru_amupdate =
|years1 = 2017–
|clubs1 = Bordeaux Bègles
|apps1 = 129
|points1 = 1,175
|ru_clubupdate = 19 January 2025
|repyears1 = 2017
|repteam1 = France U20
|repcaps1 = 3
|reppoints1 = 17
|repyears2 = 2018–
|repteam2 = France
|repcaps2 = 35
|reppoints2 = 89
|ru_ntupdate = 8 February 2025
}}
Matthieu Jalibert (born 6 November 1998) is a French professional rugby union player who currently plays for {{rut|Bordeaux Bègles}} and France national rugby union team. His position is fly-half.
Early life
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
=Club=
=International career=
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.[https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Le-groupe-pour-l-Irlande3 XV de France : Le groupe pour l’Irlande]{{Cite news |last= |date=2018-02-01 |title=Ireland's CJ Stander wary of France debutant Matthieu Jalibert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/01/france-select-teenage-fly-half-matthieu-jalibert-six-nations-rugby-union-opener-ireland |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} 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.[https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/France-Irlande-13-15 France-Irelande 13–15]
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.{{cite web |title=France bring in Jalibert & Penaud to face England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cy0p2g5n36ro |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=6 February 2025}}
==International tries==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;"
|+ International tries |
| scope=col|{{abbr|No.|Number of try}}
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row|1
|14 November 2021 |Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France |{{ru|GEO}} |align=center|15–3 |align=center|41–15 |{{nowrap|2021 Autumn internationals}} |
| scope=row|2
|5 February 2023 |Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |{{ru|ITA}} |align=center|24–27 |align=center|24–29 |{{nowrap|2023 Six Nations}} |
| scope=row|3
|6 October 2023 |Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France |{{ru|ITA}} |align=center|36–0 |align=center|60–7 |
Honours
; {{Flag icon|France}} France
; Bordeaux Bègles
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links}}
- [https://www.ffr.fr/equipe-de-france/rugby-a-xv/xv-de-france-masculin/joueurs/jalibert-matthieu France profile] at FFR
- [http://www.ubbrugby.com/ubb/equipe/e1-equipe1/j155-matthieu-jalibert.html UBB profile]
- [https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur9569.html L'Équipe profile]
{{Union Bordeaux Bègles squad}}
{{France Squad 2023 Rugby World Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Category:Rugby union players from Yvelines
Category:French rugby union players
Category:Union Bordeaux Bègles players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:France international rugby union players
Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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