The international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert left the field injured very early on Sunday evening in the Top 14. Affected by an old injury that raises many uncertainties, for now. The UBB has regained a smile, but not completely. A week after the heavy defeat suffered in Toulouse (48-12), the Girondins thoroughly dominated Stade Français this Sunday evening at Chaban-Delmas (40-10), in the closing match of the third round of the Top 14. A bonus-point win built after halftime, but darkened very early by the exit of Matthieu Jalibert. It took less than a quarter of an hour for the Bordeaux number 10 to leave his teammates. Injured on his right thigh, Jalibert left the field limping before being replaced by Hugo Reus at the 14th minute. Shortly afterwards, the French international was seated on the bench with an impressive ice pack on his quadriceps. This certainly raised concerns, even though a single image is obviously not enough to determine the exact nature of a muscle injury. And the first sensations of the player himself were clearly not very reassuring. At halftime, his former teammate and friend Nans Ducuing explained on Canal+ that he had exchanged words with him: Jalibert would have felt a loud "clac" on his right quadriceps and was himself fearing a tear in an area that has already caused him pain. It is precisely the history of the Girondins maestro that makes this alert particularly worrying. Apparently, the 27-year-old fly-half has often suffered from this seemingly fragile area on his body. Shaun Sowerby, the only member of the staff to speak, said to Rugbyrama: "He left the field with a muscle injury. He left walking, even though he was limping a bit. After that, there will be examinations, which we generally do two days later... I understand your questions, because he is an important player. But for now, we know nothing." For the UBB, the timing is far from ideal. In the same sense, it is difficult not to look a bit further ahead. The autumn fixtures of the French national team are approaching and the memory of 2025 is still fresh: the same thigh had then deprived Jalibert of the November tests. Even though Sowerby said it: the examinations for his fly-half, who has 38 caps, will take place on Tuesday to learn more about his unavailability.