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Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud

Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense of France captain Mathieu Bastareaud. You may recall that Bastareaud one caused a diplomatic incident in New Zealand by claiming to have been attacked in the street before blaming a fall against a bedside table for his facial injuries.
Not only does Boudjellal delight in highlighting that evident embarrassment, but he teases him about his driving ability as well as claiming he has become conceited. Boudjellal, who appears on a national TV talk show ent...