"It's time for me to tell you about the difficult decision I made a few months ago." With these few words Jefferson Poirot, the left pillar (36 selections) of the XV of France has just announced that he was retiring at 27 years old only. Among the best players of his generation, the Blues are losing a pillar, in every sense of the word, of their future.
A departure of the Blues announced simultaneously on social networks and in the newspaper L'Équipe. "As with many players who have had the chance to rub shoulders with it, it constantly filled me with joy," recalls the international about the French team. "After 5 seasons to invest in it, to participate in this race against the clock, I decided to take a step back, to devote myself fully to other personal goals," he confides in an Instagram post.
“This decision will allow me to no longer have the feeling of being, at 50%, on all fronts, and to refocus on a 100% objective. The objective which obsesses me more and more to gain titles in club, to pass a course in my playing career, and to be a full-time Dad ”specifies the one who posts besides a photo of him with her little boy.
It's time for me to tell you about the difficult decision I made a few months ago.
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"My loved ones support me"
The very physical player of the Bordeaux-Bègles Union sets his desire to step back at the last World Cup in Japan. “When the competition ended, a few minutes after the final whistle (loss to Wales, 19-20, in the quarterfinals), I felt a void. It was done in a fraction of a second, ”he explained to our team colleagues.
“My loved ones support me, and this decision has been carefully considered, in no case is it a whim: it is for me the right decision. The upright man, the father, is the one who makes the right decisions, at the right time, to be as tall as possible, "concluded Jefferson Poirot on Instagram.