Last Saturday, during the victory against Lyon (32-19) during the 3rd day of the Top 14, Bernard Le Roux suffered a shock to the head after contact with the third line of Lou, Loann Goujon, shortly after halftime.
Gesture for which the Lyonnais was summoned by the disciplinary committee.
The Racingman, he had been forced to leave the lawn in the 46th minute.
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Concern now reigns because, this Thursday at a press conference, the manager of Racing 92, Laurent Travers, announced that his international player will be absent "
about six months
".
Without more medical precision.
But, given the duration of the rest, the examinations were necessarily alarmist.
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Bernard Le Roux (33, 47 caps) will miss the fall tour of the XV of France.