The Usap staff is not close to being able to count on Lucas Dubois and Jacobus van Tonder. These two elements of Perpignan are in fact indisposed for many months.
It is one of the busiest infirmaries in the Top 14. Usap is facing staffing difficulties these days. And the bad news continues to fall. Indeed, Lucas Dubois, taken off on a stretcher against Lyon two weeks ago, was injured in one leg. Serious enough to require surgery, since it was a fractured fibula. The one who discovered the selection, with France Développement against Uruguay at the beginning of July, will be absent between three and four months.
And that's not all. The diagnosis for Jacobus van Tonder has been confirmed: it is a rupture of the cruciate ligaments which he suffered. Having undergone surgery, he will miss between six and eight months of competition. His season is thus already over, barring an improbable comeback in the very last weeks.
In terms of good news, Catalan supporters can be satisfied with the numerous returns recorded in the group, for the next block, which will begin in Toulouse on November 23: Nemo Roelofse, Marvin Orie, Mathieu Tanguy, Patrick Sobela, Sadek Deghmache, Alivereti Duguivalu , Ali Crossdale and Jefferson-Lee Joseph. Thus, as recalled by L'Indépendant, New Zealand recruit Max Hicks (25-year-old second/third row), who finished the NPC (New Zealand domestic competition), should arrive this weekend.
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