The body of the 29-year-old young man was found on Tuesday January 18 at the foot of a building under construction in Rouen (Seine-Maritime).
Rugby player Jordan Michallet, opening half of Rouen Normandy rugby, killed himself.
He suffered from depression.
A death that is a dramatic reminder that top athletes are not only intractable champions.
Two months after the disappearance of the Pro D2 player, his wife, Noélie, spoke on the Canal Rugby Club (Canal+), this Sunday, in order to “denounce all the suffering that players may feel during and after their career.
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After the suicide of her husband Jordan Michallet, his wife Noélie wanted to testify to break the taboo of depression in rugby.
A poignant interview and a cry of alarm necessary ⬇️
– Canal Rugby Club (@CanalRugbyClub) March 6, 2022
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At the beginning of February, she confided in
Actu.fr
on this
couple they had been together for nine years.
They had married civilly in June 2020, then religiously in May 2021, because of the Covid-19.
Both times in the city of their meeting, Grenoble (Isère), where Noélie, pregnant, has returned to live since this tragedy.
For her, nothing suggested the gesture committed by her husband: “He always had a smile.
We had just done our child's ultrasound and we were very happy to know that we were expecting a baby girl.
On New Year's Eve, we both toasted and he told me that the year 2022 would be the best year of his life, with the construction of our family, ”she told Canal +.
“I think he was afraid of judgment”
Through her testimony, Noélie Michallet wants to raise awareness: “Jordan went through a week with a drop in morale, as can happen to everyone.
He was very tired, morally and physically.
He was also under some pressure, as the club was close to the relegation zone.
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This discomfort, the player had chosen to keep it for him.
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He told me: “I have no right to let go of the team”.
For him, it was unthinkable to have to abandon his teammates and his team.
[…] Everything happened really fast.
In a week, everything went downhill.
Jordan didn't dare to talk about it, or else too late.
The Rouen club, if he had known Jordan's feelings and emotions, would have been there for him.
He would have helped him, wouldn't have let go.
But a player is always ashamed to admit his weaknesses, to say that he is in bad shape or that he is tired.
I think he was afraid of judgment.
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According to her, daily mental monitoring of athletes is essential for the case of Jordan Michallet to serve as an example.
Even if it means getting involved in this process: “If I can find the fight to improve the mental health of the players to get up every morning, then I will do it.
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