The verdict was to be feared, it fell on Monday.
Injured in the knee against Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Virimi Vakatawa (28 years old, 27 caps) had an MRI on Monday and he suffers from a sprained knee.
According to information from
Midi Olympique
, he will be absent for six weeks.
The three-quarter center of Racing 92 and the XV of France, considered one of the best centers in the world, is therefore forfeited for the duration of the Six Nations Tournament.
A hard blow for the Blues ...
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In the opening minutes of the match against UBB, Vakatawa was hit in the left knee on a bad support after a tackle, his knee being caught in an overhang.
Grimacing after the shock, he was first strapped, before relinquishing his place a few moments later, indicating to his staff that he could not continue.
He had to give up his place, a little later, in the 11th minute of the match lost by Ciel et Blanc against the Girondins.
Barassi summoned from Sunday
From Sunday, the Racingman had been replaced, in the group of 37 players summoned by Fabien Galthié and his staff, by the Lyonnais Pierre-Louis Barassi (22 years old, 2 selections), who had experienced his first cap during the last Coupe du world in Japan.
The LOU player, world champion with the under 20s, was preferred to the Parisian Jonathan Danty.
The XV of France is gathered from Monday in Nice before the start of the Tournament, February 6 in Italy, if the health situation allows the holding of the competition.
The coach had to do without the opener Romain Ntamack (fractured jaw), number 8 Grégory Alldritt (knee) and the back Thomas Ramos (pubalgie) for this rally in Nice.
According to our information, Virimi Vakatawa had an MRI this morning and will be absent for six weeks due to a sprained knee.
He will therefore not play the slightest match with the Blues in the 6 Nations Tournament.
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