Bad news for the XV of France.
A little over a year from the World Cup at home, Lyon prop Demba Bamba has been sidelined for a period "of at least 6 months" we learned this Thursday from a medical source.
Pillar to the 25 selections in Blues, Demba Bamba had surgery for a lesion of the cartilage of the knee.
He was injured during the French tour in Japan in early July, when he started the two tests as a starter.
The LOU is therefore looking for a medical joker to replace him, because the right pillar should miss almost all of the next Top 14 season. Lyon is losing a safe bet on the right of its first row.
The native of Saint-Denis Demba Bamba had played 22 games in all competitions last season.
