hiː plˈeɪd ɪn fɹˈænsᵻz ɡɹˈænd slˈæm wˈɪnɪŋ tˈiːmz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, bˌʌt wʌz ɹˈuːld ˌaʊɾəv ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks sˈɪks nˈeɪʃənz tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp θɹuː ˈɪndʒɚɹi æz fɹˈæns ɪmˈɜːdʒ æz tʃˈæmpiənz.
He played in France's Grand Slam winning teams of 2002 and 2004, but was ruled out of the 2006 Six Nations Championship through injury as France emerge as champions.