It’s a highly anticipated return. That of Tevita Tatafu who will resume rugby training with Aviron Bayonnais, this Tuesday January 7 “in the afternoon” and “rugby content this Thursday”, confirmed Grégory Patat, the manager. The 22-year-old right pillar has been unavailable since November 16 and suffered an ankle and quadriceps injury that occurred with the French XV at the very start of the match against New Zealand.
Moreover, the player will leave with the Ciel et Blanc group this Thursday towards Tbilisi (Georgia), to face the Black Lion as part of the 3rd day of the Challenge Cup, but he will not be lined up. “If it's possible, I'll include him for Gloucester, explains Grégory Patat. Above all, I hope to be able to have him for Perpignan, because it would be precipitous for him to leave directly with the French team. Physically, he is Well, he doesn't have a problem with being overweight, it's often a variable that is taken into account for him. He worked a lot on the sidelines of the group and recovered quickly compared to his ankle.
No communication with the XV of France
As for whether the pillar of 61 official matches in the Aviron Bayonnais jersey will be part of the France group for the start of the Six Nations Tournament with Fabien Galthié, the Bayonnais manager responds: “I have not yet had contact with the staff of the France team, which I regret… I do not yet have clarity. Since his injury, it has been six weeks since he played rugby again. Physically, he has resumed running, but this type of player needs to find rhythm in the game. So yes, it is possible that he will come back, but he will have to adapt the workload. needs to train, play again, to get some playing time back before being ready for another project, like the international project.”
After his injury in mid-November, the staff gave him fifteen days of rest to recover. “It was the right time to allow him to breathe. We preferred that he return to the club three weeks later to resume an adapted rehabilitation and training program.”
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