Munster chasing centre Mathieu Bastareaud – report
Mathieu Bastareaud during RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship, Italia v Francia at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, on march 16, 2019 (Photo by Silvia Loré/Sipa USA)
PRO14 side Munster are in the hunt to sign former France international Mathieu Bastareaud on a short-term contract, according to reports.
The 30-year-old left Toulon at the end of the campaign and will join American side Rugby United New York in January, but the centre was expected to play a part in the World Cup.
With Bastareaud omitted from the squad by Jacques Brunel that leaves a gap for the powerhouse back to sign for a club before heading across the Atlantic.
Midi Olympique are claiming that the Limerick-based outfit are one of those interested as they look to fill the hole left by Leicester-bound Jaco Taute and their Ireland internationals, who will be away in Japan.
The French newspaper say that Johann van Graan’s men have made a “concrete offer,” but they will have to fend off competition from former club Stade Francais and Vern Cotter’s Montpellier, who are also in the running.