Guillaume Marion, Media365, published on Saturday November 2, 2024 at 3:20 p.m.
Affected in a knee on Friday, Nolann Le Garrec did not participate in training with the French XV this Saturday. The Racing 92 scrum-half took exams to find out more.
Will Fabien Galthié have to review his plans? Indeed, while the coach of the XV of France seems to want to make Nolann Le Garrec the replacement for Antoine Dupont during this fall tour, the latter may not be fit to face Japan next Saturday. Because, according to L'Equipe and Rugbyrama, the Racing 92 scrum half was injured in the knee during training this Friday. The latter was therefore absent this Saturday and took exams to find out more. “Any news from Le Garrec? I don't have one yet. He suffered a shock on Friday on one knee during training. We weren't very worried. He was walking, everything was fine. We even almost allowed him to participate in training this morning (Saturday). But we preferred not to take any risks and check the condition of the contusion,” explained Nicolas Jeanjean, about the young scrum half (22 years old).
Dupont trained normally this week
Maxime Lucu, who plays this Saturday in Clermont with Bordeaux-Bègles, could therefore take his place on the bench against Japan if Le Garrec could not hold his place. Present at a press conference, the performance director of the XV of France said more about the state of form of the Blues. “ It was truly an intense week of development. We used it to work but also to regenerate », Confided the latter in particular, before then mentioning the case of Antoine Dupont who returned to the XV of France this week after almost a year of absence. “Antoine had different treatment. Until then, he was on the French 7 team project. Since then, he has returned to fifteen with his club. He matched. Quietly, he is returning to his usual workload, said Jeanjean, in comments reported by Rugbyrama. Since then, it has been in continuity. Since his arrival, we have not adapted his training to his profile at all. »
