"Since nowadays everything is known... as much as it's me who announces it to you, "writes the 43-year-old journalist on Instagram to his more than 22,000 followers.
"I am now forced to move away from the air to get back in the ring (...) 26 years later, history stutters unfortunately, "says the former scrum-half of AS Mantes (Yvelines), who discovered a tumor in the knee by injuring himself during a match at 16 years old and has since worn a prosthesis between the femur and the tibia.
"There was a 1 to 5% chance that it would happen and it happened," adds the rugby man of France Televisions.
"It's going to shake very hard but I'm ready and very well surrounded (...) And like the blues, my only goal in 2023 is victory, "says Matthieu Lartot, referring to the next Rugby World Cup organized in France from September 8 to October 28.
Main commentator of the Six Nations Tournament since 2009 on France Télé, Matthieu Lartot also comments Roland-Garros and hosts the Sunday magazine "Stade 2" since 2017.
The TF1 group, holder of the broadcasting rights of the 2023 World Cup, has sold 28 matches to the France Télévisions and M6 groups, reserving the most beautiful posters.
TF1 will also broadcast the preparation matches of the XV of France this summer and its autumn tours 2024 and 2025, playing on the field usually occupied by France Télé.
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