Gabriel Lacroix is a former winger of the XV of France (1 selection) He saw his career ended at the age of 24 by a serious knee injury. After struggling for three years to return to the highest level, the native of Toulouse finally announced the end of his career in 2021, at only 27 years old.

“I learned to live with this knee pain. She's part of me now... I have this addiction to sport... I also do what my knee allows me to do but I continue to push it quite a bit so there is still a lot of pain.” “If I want to ruin my knee, I'll keep going. And if I don't want to, I brake.’