The bad luck continues for Perpignan, after Tuilagi, Van Tonder and McIntyre are also injured for several months.
The third row Jacobus Van Tonder and the fly half Jake McIntyre, injured on Saturday during Perpignan’s victory against Clermont (33-3) in the Top 14, like their teammate Posolo Tuilagi, will be absent for several months, said the management of the Catalan club.
Victim of a double tibia-fibula fracture in his left leg and unavailable for a period of five to six months, Tuilagi, successfully operated on a few hours after the match, did not reach the Perpignan infirmary alone this weekend. Usap paid a heavy price during their first success of the season in the Top 14 as Van Tonder and McIntyre also suffered significant injuries and would not play again before the end of the year.
The South African third row, recently extended in Catalonia until 2027, suffers from a ruptured ligament in his left knee and will not be back on the field for three to four months. For his part, the Australian fly-half, indisputable starter for his team last season, was the victim of a ruptured pectoral major.
Tuilagi, Van Tonder and McIntyre join among the long-term injured in Perpignan the Olympic champion Théo Forner, returned from the Games with a ruptured cruciate ligament, and the pillar Bruce Devaux, also recently injured in the pectorals. Usap has not announced that it is looking for possible medical jokers to compensate for these absences. Eleventh in the ranking, it must welcome Pau on Saturday for the 5th day of Top 14.
