Mathieu Bastareaud

Mathieu Bastareaud

Date of birth	(1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Créteil, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 260 lb)[1][2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Number 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2019 2019 2020 2020–2022 2022–2023 Massy Stade Français Toulon Lyon Rugby United New York Lyon Toulon 14 99 211 7 5 13 20 (25) (103) (125) (5) (10) (10) (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2007 2008 2009–2019 France U19 France U20 France 10 6 54 (15) (15) (25)

Mathieu Bastareaud (French pronunciation: [matjø bastaʁo]; born 17 September 1988) is a French former rugby union player. Originally a centre, he played for RC Massy, Stade Français, and then eight seasons for Toulon with whom he won three European Cups and a French Championship. In 2019, he moved to Lyon Olympique Universitaire for one season, where he changed position to number 8. In 2020, he left for the United States where he played for Rugby United New York, before returning to Lyon. In 2022 he returned to Toulon, still as a number 8. He retired in 2023 and is now team manager of Toulon.

Bastareaud represented France at Under 19 and Under 20 levels before winning the first of his 54 caps in 2009. He won the 2010 Six Nations tournament and played in the 2015 World Cup with France. He retired from international rugby in 2019.