Biarritz Olympique sank in Toulouse (rout 80 to 7) without its center Tevita Kuridrani.
The Australian international (31 years old, 61 caps) has not shown up for training for a week.
Sud-Ouest reveals that the leaders of the Basque club have no news.
It seems that the player left France to return to Australia or, more surely, to his native islands, Fiji.
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Tevita must have made a mistake in reading the timetables.
He thought we were on vacation this week, confided, a bit ironically, the president of the BO Jean-Baptiste Aldigé to the regional daily.
We had so many goodbye ceremonies that he must have thought the season was over.
This is called Fijian time.
He made us a Caucaunibuca.
Fortunately, we don't have a Top 14 final to play…
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Disciplinary measure
According to Sud-Ouest, Kuridrani had asked to go on vacation the day after the last home game against Clermont on May 21.
A request rejected by the staff of the Basque club relegated to Pro D2.
The player therefore overrode and flew away without warning.
“
Fiji is what I miss the most
, confided the Wallaby last March to the daily.
When we have the summer break, in June, I'm going to go there to see my family.
»
An unexpected decision on the part of the flagship rookie of the off-season who had not made waves since his arrival at the BO (22 match sheets, including 20 starts, 2 tries scored).
A breach of his professional obligations which will however be sanctioned.
According to Midi Olympique, Kuridrani, who cannot be contacted since he left his biarrot phone, will be disciplined when he returns from vacation.
At the end of the rout of his team in Toulouse (80-7 ...), Jean-Baptiste Aldigé has, moreover, drawn up an implacable observation.
“
We were playing against one of the best teams in the world.
There is no disappointment.
It's the end of a cycle.
It was an honor to wear our colors on this lawn and against this opponent.
We are not invited to that level.
You have to be aware that we have very limited means...
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