If it gained confidence during the Challenge Cup interlude, the Section Paloise also lost men after the two battles. Two are especially annoying since they concern the second line position already…
If it gained confidence during the Challenge Cup interlude, the Section Paloise also lost men after the two battles. Two are particularly annoying since they concern the second line position already missing two elements, Mickaël Capelli (cruciate ligament rupture) and Tom Franklin (thigh muscle injury): Thomas Jolmes suffers from a sprained ankle and will miss 6 to 8 weeks of competition while Jimi Maximin, victim of a pectoral injury, will be absent for around ten days.
Rugby – Paloise Section: Joe Simmonds in Toulon in the footsteps of Wilkinson
Joe Simmonds celebrated his 28th birthday with a trip to the Var to prepare for the 12th day of Top 14, Saturday against the RCT. A few hours before entering Mayol where his compatriot Jonny Wilkinson has strengthened his aura, the English fly-half returned to this challenge. In English, always. “In French, next month perhaps! »
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Recovery in sight for Gorgadze and Whitelock
Also to be deplored is the injury to center Olivier Klemenczak (quadriceps injury, 10 days). Without any notable return recorded, the three-quarter line is therefore deprived of a total of six elements with scrum half Dan Robson (hamstring injury), versatile backs Clément Laporte (shoulder dislocation), Thomas Carol (cruciate ligament ), Théo Attissogbe (knee sprain) and center Fabien Brau-Boirie (hamstring injury).
Among the forwards, if the return of Ignacio Calles (shoulder) is the good news of the week, we still have to do without the pillars Lekso Kaulashvili (shoulder), Harry Williams (calf injury), Siate Tokolahi (Achilles tendon) , Hugo Parrou (shoulder); hooker Lucas Rey (shoulder operation) and 3rd row Paulo Pelesasa. And for a few more days from 3rd row Luke Whitelock (Achilles tendon) and number 8 Beka Gorgadze (sprained ankle), in the recovery phase.
If they will not be on the scoresheet at Mayol, they made the trip with the group reinforced by some hopefuls like Quentin Valentino, Thomas Souverbie, Grégoire Arfeuil, Clément Mondinat.
