Seriously injured - rupture of the quadriceps tendon in both knees - Mathieu Bastareaud will be operated on on both knees Thursday in Lyon.
In a message posted on social networks, the former international (54 selections) spoke of his future.
"I will take the time it takes to get back to 100% ... As for my future, I give myself time to think."
At 33, and the victim of a second major knee injury in less than a year, it is not certain that he will return to the field.