Montpellier international second row Paul Willemse, convalescing since October 5 due to a concussion, has seen his shutdown extended for three more months, we learned on Tuesday from the Hérault club.
Uncertainties about the future
This new unavailability casts a veil over the rest of the career of Willemse, who has already suffered several concussions in recent months and who has consulted in recent days in Toulouse the neurosurgeon David Baugé, one of the representatives of the French Rugby Federation.
Willemse, (32 years old, 32 caps), then started for the first time in six months, suffered a concussion on October 5 against Stade Français in contact with Paris’ South African second row Juan JohnVan Der Mescht.
Following this sixth concussion in less than a year, the French international of South African origin had already consulted Doctor Baugé who prescribed a three-month break.
Recalled by Galthié in 2024
Previously, Willemse returned to competition at the end of September, after an absence of more than five months. On April 7 in the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup against Ulster, he was sent off for a dangerous tackle and at the same time suffered his fifth concussion of the season. As a result, he had already observed three months of inactivity, on the recommendation of the medical staff.
Willemse, who arrived in Hérault in 2015 from Grenoble, is under contract until next June in Montpellier. Deprived of the World Cup in France due to a thigh injury, he was recalled to the Blues by Fabien Galthié to participate in the first match of the last Six Nations Tournament against Ireland. For this last selection, he was excluded after half an hour.
Montpellier, which has just had three consecutive championship successes, occupies 7th place in the Top 14 at the end of the 14th day.
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