Hard blow for Charles Ollivon and the Racing club of Toulon. Injured in the knee, Saturday January 4, during the victory (36-24) in the Top 14 against Racing 92, at home at the Mayol stadium, the third row of the RCT is forced to end his season, according to information of Olympic noonTuesday January 7, confirmed by the player on social networks.
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The emblematic captain of the RCT came out limping low, supported by members of the Toulon medical staff, at the 6e minute of the match against the Ile-de-France residents, suggesting the seriousness of his injury. Medical imaging taken on Tuesday confirmed fears: Charles Ollivon, little spared from injuries during his career – notably to the shoulder, in 2017, and to the left knee, in 2021 –, is the victim of a ruptured a cruciate ligament in the right knee. A diagnosis synonymous with long months of rehabilitation for the 31-year-old from Var.
“Sharing this moment with you is difficult… I have to stop doing what I love for the moment and I am going to have surgery soon. (…) From now on, I am 200% behind the team before I can join it next season”wrote the player on his Instagram account.
The Oscar Jégou hypothesis
Currently third in the Top 14 championship, seven points behind the leader, Union Bordeaux Bègles, the Racing club of Toulon will have to learn to do without its emblematic captain, author of a good start to the season on the shores of the Mediterranean.
The injury to Charles Ollivon is also a major concern for the French rugby team, already deprived of several senior players – such as center Gaël Fickou –, which must face Wales on Friday January 31 at the opening of the Rugby Tournament. six nations. “Grand Charles”, 46 caps, had regained his starting place with the Blues on merit during the matches of the autumn tour. Who to replace him? Fabien Galthié, the coach of the XV tricolor, could be tempted to summon Oscar Jégou.
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The La Rochelle third-row, accused with Hugo Auradou (Pau) of “violent gang rape” during the Blues' tour of Argentina in July 2024, made a notable return in the Maritimes jersey at the beginning of November. On December 10, the two players benefited from a dismissal of the case, but the plaintiff appealed. This must be examined on February 10, two days after the match against England at Twickenham (London). Since the announcement of the abandonment of the proceedings, Jegou and Auradou are again selectable, according to the French Rugby Federation.
