Hit against Leinster, La Rochelle pillar Uini Atonio is doing better. He will be in the list of 42 to prepare for the VI Nations Tournament.
We wonder what Uini Atonio is made of. The pillar of Stade Rochelais, hit in the knee against Leinster last Sunday and left in the 32nd minute, replaced by Georges-Henri Colombe, inspired concern, even the staff of the fifteen of France, also taking into account the shortage current pillars (Wardi withdrawn, Gros in recovery on the left, Tatafu still absent on the right).
But the health of the La Rochelle colossus and dean of the selection (35 years old in March, 63 selections under the clock) is ultimately reassuring. While we initially feared a twist, it ended up being just a blow to the knee, at the level of the meniscus.
In Treviso on Saturday with La Rochelle?
After exams, everything should be back to normal for him. His presence in the list of 42 for the preparation of the Tournament is therefore assured. He is even considered in the group for the Rochelais trip to Treviso on Saturday (6:30 p.m.). Good news for coach Fabien Galthié, who said he was “worried” about his pillars at the start of the week.
During the last autumn tour, for a calf injury, Atonio initially withdrew, replaced in the group of 42 by Aldegheri, before finding Marcoussis on another withdrawal, that of Régis Montagne. But his return took time and he only played the last match against Argentina.
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