Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot gets a two-week suspension for his altercation with Northampton's Henry Pollock after the Champions Cup final.

Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been given a two-match ban after grabbing the throat of Northampton ’s Henry Pollock after the Investec Champions Cup final. Tempers flared in Cardiff ...

Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been given a two-week ban for an altercation with Northampton's Henry Pollock after the Champions Cup final. Poirot was cited for grabbing the throat of ...

Here are your rugby evening headlines for Wednesday, June 4. Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has broken his silence following his scrap with Northampton Saints’ Henry Pollock after the ...

PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Former France captain Jefferson Poirot is retiring from international rugby at the age of 27 after saying he no longer had the motivation to continue playing for Le Bleus.

Television cameras caught Pollock gesturing to his throat amid an argument involving Bordeaux’s Pete Samu, Tevita Tatafu, and Jefferson Poirot.

Bordeaux-Begles may have won the Champions Cup last month but for prop Jefferson Poirot they remain "underdogs" for Saturday's French Top 14 semifinal with Toulon.

Jefferson Poirot will make his first start for France against Ireland on Saturday, as one of six changes to the team that squeezed past Italy on the opening weekend of the Six Nations.

Bordeaux-Begles may have won the Champions Cup last month but for prop Jefferson Poirot they remain "underdogs" for Saturday's French Top 14 semi-final with Toulon.