![Jules Plisson a été formé au Stade Français. [Sylvain THOMAS / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/132327933/96e75e8580bed919ad56ed2200c8d9a3798add1af903cf7f13b131caff32c5b3)
Overview
- Provence Rugby confirmed the retirement Thursday after a 34–31 home win over Vannes in France’s second-tier Pro D2.
- The club played a tribute video in the stadium and online that showed Plisson walking through a guard of honor with his child and featured messages from Jonathan Danty, Sébastien Bézy, Romain Sazy, Gonzalo Quesada and Philippe Saint-André.
- Plisson, 34, came through Stade Français and won the 2015 French title and the 2017 European Challenge Cup before later spells at La Rochelle and Clermont, then two seasons at Provence.
- His recent playing time dropped after a ruptured ACL on April 9, 2025, with 24 Pro D2 games for Provence overall and four this season.
- Outlets differ on his France record, with Le Parisien and Europe 1 listing 18 caps and Ouest-France reporting 19, though all note his involvement in multiple Six Nations campaigns.