The third row is out for the reception of Castres. He has not recovered from his concussion which occurred last weekend.
RC Toulon third row and captain Charles Ollivon, who suffered a concussion on Sunday against La Rochelle, had to withdraw from the reception of Castres on Saturday during the second day of the Top 14 (2:30 p.m.), his coach announced on Thursday. “He will be fit for the next match but not for this one”said manager Pierre Mignoni at a press conference.
The Var coach also confirmed the absence of Samoan international Duncan Paia’aua (12 caps), also under concussion protocol, who will be available like his partner for the trip to Stade Français on September 22 during the third day.
Many absences
If the second lines Matthias Halagahu and Swan Rebbadj are still unavailable, this is not the case for the young full-back Marius Domon (22 years old), in the group to face Castres Olympique, just like the French international Antoine Frisch. “He is still in the adaptation period. He started again later than the others because he was in the French team and he got injured afterwards. He will see the atmosphere at Mayol, take part in the warm-up but we will see him later.”said the red and black coach about the three-quarter center.
Regarding Georgian pillar Beka Gigashvili, Pierre Mignoni confirmed his absence due to injury. “He is not fit at the moment. He has injuries to his pubis and adductors. We risk losing him for a while.”he said.
