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The Stade Toulousain player will not join the Blues group to start preparing for the competition, which starts Friday January 31 with the reception of Wales at the Stade de France.
Anthony Jelonch, third row at Stade Toulousain, was forced to withdraw from the gathering of the French XV for the first match of the Six Nations Tournament. To replace him, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Monday the summons of the second row of Racing 92, Romain Taofifenua.
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Aged 28 and with 29 caps, Jelonch made his return to competition last September, after eight months of absence due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The FFR, however, did not specify the nature of a possible injury or the duration of his current unavailability.
Although he was called up to Marcoussis in November, Jelonch did not participate in the Blues' three victories in test matches against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina.
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For his part, Romain Taofifenua (34 years old, 53 caps) was initially announced forfeit by the FFR on Sunday, which allowed Lyon's second row, Mickaël Guillard, to join the group of 42 players gathered at Marcoussis. However, after leaving the field in the 45th minute during Racing 92's victory against the Stormers (31-22) on Saturday, with an ice pack on one knee, his coach Stuart Lancaster was reassuring about his state of health. health at the end of the meeting.
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The French XV will begin its campaign in the Six Nations Tournament on January 31, against Wales, at the Stade de France.
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