▁ 1 4 ▁season , ▁he ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁in ▁late ▁October , ▁thus ▁r uling ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁end - of - year ▁rugby ▁union ▁international s . ▁He ▁returned ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁further ▁ 4 ▁matches ▁in ▁that ▁Top ▁ 1 4 ▁Season . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this , ▁he ▁played ▁ 5 ▁matches ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁and ▁semi - final s ▁against ▁the ▁O spre ys ▁and ▁Mun ster . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁he ▁started ▁at ▁Op ens ide ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁der by ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁Final ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁de ▁France . ▁But ▁Bi ar ritz ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁turn ▁over ▁French ▁Gi ants ▁Toul ouse , ▁losing ▁ 2 1 – 1 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Marc ▁Li è v rem ont ▁for ▁the ▁France ▁National ▁side ▁to ▁tour ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁at ▁New lands ▁Stadium , ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 2 – 1 7 ▁defeat . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁represent ▁France ▁again ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁French