It's official.
Louis Picamoles will end his career at the end of the season.
After seventeen years at the highest level, the third row announces it in an interview with L'Equipe: “The coach told me 'I think you are good', but I don't want to risk making the season too long. , explains the man with 82 selections with the XV of France.
He understood.
I will be 36 in February, my body and my head tell me it's time.
"
Passed by Montpellier, Toulouse and Northampton, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles player
scored 50 tries in Top 14, a record for a forward, which he shares today with the All Black Alex Tulou.
Double champion of France (2011 and 2012) and winner of the European Cup in 2010, Louis Picamoles will also have played three World Cups with the Blues: “The France team is a brilliant adventure.
Too bad if sometimes we went to selection saying to ourselves: "We are going to get screwed by the press again."
Once with the Blues, it was different.
It's magic, the France team.
"
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After this last season, where he hopes why not go for a last title, the third row will leave professional rugby to “set up an organic goat farm” with his wife.
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