The international center of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles Nicolas Depoortere would suffer from a fracture of the orbital floor after the match against Perpignan. He should be away from the field for at least several weeks.
The image was hard to see. This Saturday, on the lawn of the Stade Chaban-Delmas, the young center Bordelo-Béglais Nicolas Depoortere was taken out on a stretcher during the match of the sixth day of Top 14 between UBB and Perpignan (66-12). Violently hit after an illegal tackle by the Catalan Apisai Naqalevu (who also received a red card for this action), the international with two selections with the XV of France would, according to our information, suffer from a fracture of the orbital floor. An injury confirmed after medical examinations.
Towards a package for the November tests
Depoortere is due for another scan next week to determine whether surgery is required. In any case, the player trained at Izon should miss at least six weeks of competition and could therefore be forfeited for the November tests of the French XV. As a reminder, the Blues will face Japan on November 9, New Zealand on the 16th and Argentina on the 22nd.
A senior player for Union Bordeaux-Bègles, leader of the championship after this Saturday’s victory against Perpignan, Depoortere was even the captain of the Girondins during a trip to Lyon at the start of the season. His injury is “really the big black spot of the afternoon”, had whispered his manager, Yannick Bru.
