Hot, after the match won against Italy (35-22), Fabien Galthié had spoken of "a beautiful sprain". Finally, it is more serious for Vincent Rattez. The wing of the Stade Rochelais was the victim of a fracture of the fibula, it was he who announced it on his Instagram account. "Completed the fun. Fracture of fibula, we close, "posted the 27-year-old international with 5 selections, forced to leave the lawn of the Stade de France, unable to put his foot on the ground and carried staff members, in the 77th minute of the match against the Nazionale. Its end of the season is strongly compromised. The length of absence for this type of major injury is approximately three to four months.
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Fail is therefore forfeited for the rest of the Six Nations Tournament, a competition that he had started in the shoes of a replacement, before taking advantage of the Clermontois Damian Penaud's package to hold against England (24-17). He had registered on this occasion his first try with the XV of France and delivered a decisive pass to his captain Charles Ollivon.
For the next game of the Blues, on February 22 in Cardiff, Fabien Galthié and his staff have several options, with the Montpellier Gabriel Ngandebe or another Rochelais, Arthur Retière. These two players were last week in Marcoussis to prepare the match against Italy. Ngandebe was one of the five reservists this weekend who could be called in the event of a holder's last-minute glitch. Retière, who had replaced the injured Stade Français winger Lester Etien, was then released by the staff.
Another question: will the coaching of the Blues appeal to elders like Yoann Huget or Maxime Médard? The two Toulousans were present at the last World Cup in Japan but they have not been called back since. The latter have repeated on several occasions that they have not yet drawn a line under the French team.
OurageCourage and good recovery at @Vincent_Rattez who suffers from a fibula fracture! Convalescence # # # fievreSRpic.twitter.com SKILLS / odoMja2sLU
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