Bad news for the Bordeaux-Bègles Union. Left prop Jefferson Poirot will miss eight weeks of competition, according to information from Sud Ouest.

Touched in the knee during the defeat against Racing 92 on Saturday (23-18) after a clearing, the French international (30 years old, 36 caps) had an MRI which revealed an injury to the internal ligament. A blessing in disguise for the staff of Yannick Bru who feared a rupture of the cruciate ligaments.