France’s Matthieu Jalibert will end 50-year wait for a teenage No 10 | Michael Aylwin

The Bordeaux Bègles imp has carved up enough men in his first season in the Top 14 to make his selection for Saturday’s match against Ireland feel like a natural opening gambitNot even Jonny Wilkinson started a championship match at fly-half while still a teenager. Few players ever have, and almost as few people will ever have heard of them, so long ago did they do it. Billy McCombe was the last, for Ireland in 1968. Exactly. Related: Ireland’s CJ Stander wary of France debutant Matthieu Jalibert Continue reading...