Last minute package with UBB against the Sharks in the Champions Cup, UBB and French XV winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey will also miss the Blues gathering in Marcoussis, to prepare for the 2025 6 Nations Tournament.
Subject to dizziness after a problem with his inner ear, the winger of the XV of France Louis Bielle-Biarrey had to withdraw at the last minute, this Sunday before the match between UBB and the Durban Sharks and counting for the 4th day of the Champions Cup. A mishap which has immediate consequences: the Bordelais will not be present at the Blues rally, Monday morning in Marcoussisto start preparations for the next 6 Nations Tournament.
The exact duration of his unavailability remains unknown, and will be determined based on the evolution of his state of health in the coming days. Nothing says, for the moment, that he will be out of the first match of the Tournament against Wales (January 31, 2025).
In resplendent form
Faced with this uncertainty, the decision was made to leave the UBB star winger to rest from this Sunday evening. This Sunday, the FFR informed by press release that he would be replaced by Clermont 3rd row Killian Tixeront, author of an XXL performance on Saturday against Bristol.
-As a reminder, Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been in remarkable form since the start of the 2024-2025 season. Starting nine times in the Top 14, he is the author of seven tries when he has already scored five in three Champions Cup matches. He is also the big man of the last tour in November, with the XV of France, where his top speed and his support had wreaked havoc. The result is four tries in three matches and a status, new for him, of the new darling of the Blues.
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