Top 14 – USAP: Lucas Dubois finally operated and absent for several months, end of season for Jacobus van Tonder?

Already in the infirmary for several weeks, Lucas Dubois, and especially Jacobus van Tonder, are not expected to leave any time soon. The Director General of USAP, Bruno Rolland, announced this to our colleagues at France Blue Roussillonbefore confirming it to The Independent.

The winger, taken out on a stretcher on October 19 against Lyon, finally had surgery on his fractured fibula. Initially announced at 6 weeks, its duration of unavailability evolved between 3 and 4 months. A huge blow for the Catalan club, but also for Villeneuvois, who had tasted the French XV last summer, and who seemed in great shape.

For his part, Jacobus van Tonder will wait even longer. After the operation he underwent on his knee, which suffered a rupture of the cruciate ligaments, specialists diagnosed an absence of between 6 and 8 months. Although it was supposed to be 3 to 4 months, initially. The third row had a huge start to the season, after recovering properly from his concussions last year. During a tackle during the match against Clermont on September 28, his knee gave out. And it looks complicated to see him back on the field between now and the end of the season. Unless there is more rapid rehabilitation, which would allow him to return for the very last matches.

Returns, finally!

Fortunately for USAP, right prop Nemo Roelofse, second rows Marvin Orie and Mathieu Tanguy, third row Patrick Sobela, scrum half Sadek Deghmache, center Alivereti Duguivalu, and wingers Ali Crossdale and Jefferson-Lee Joseph will make their returns for the next block, with two matches in Toulouse (Saturday November 23 at 4:30 p.m.) and against Toulon (Saturday November 30 at 9:05 p.m.). And that Max Hicks, the New Zealand 2/3rd line, will arrive in Perpignan this weekend.