The young Catalan hopes to be able to join his teammates in the coming days.
Posolo Tuilagi, the young second line of the USAP, selected to leave with the France U20 team at the world in South Africa, which starts next weekend, could not fly with the Blues. After an internship in Marcoussis, the young man returned to Perpignan, waiting for an administrative document, essential for obtaining his visa.
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Born in Samoa, Posolo Tuilagi needs additional administrative documents to be able to obtain authorization to enter South African territory. And these papers are long overdue. The staff of the France team had to resign themselves to leaving without him to start the competition on Saturday June 24 against Japan. He hopes to be able to recover it for the second pool match, Thursday June 29, against New Zealand. Les Bleuets will then play a third game against Wales on Thursday 4 July.
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