Bastareaud ready to grow up

New Toulon signing Mathieu Bastareaud says he left Stade Francais in order to “become a man” after being unveiled by his new club today.

The 22-year-old centre was one of the stars of France’s 2010 RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam success, but has fallen down the pecking order since and has not been included in national coach Marc Lievremont’s preliminary World Cup squad.