Damian Penaud will miss the opening of the Six Nations Tournament on Friday against Wales at the Stade de France (9:15 p.m.). The UBB winger (28 years old, 53 caps) was absent from training this Sunday in Marcoussis. He underwent examinations which revealed an injury to a toe (tear of the flexor of a toe. He will have to observe a week of rest which should allow him to apply for a place for the second match of the tournament against England, Saturday February 8 (5:45 p.m.).
It is nevertheless a new setback for Damian Penaud, who is only two tries away from the record for tries scored in the blue jersey, held by Serge Blanco. He had already missed all three matches of the November tour due to a lung infection.
This Sunday, during the opposition against the French U20 team, Fabien Galthié used the Palois Émilien Gailleton in his place. , Toulonnais Gabin Villière could be called in as reinforcement.
