The (very) bad news was confirmed Monday evening by the manager of Montpellier, Philippe Saint-André, on the sidelines of the Night of Rugby.
Victim of a relapse of his left knee cruciate ligament injury eight days ago during the trip to Brive, Arthur Vincent will once again be away from the field for many months.
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The news is not super good
," said a pained PSA.
If a first diagnosis had given hope of an absence of two months, the arthroscopy passed by the three-quarters center of the MHR and the XV of France on Monday indicated that the young player (22 years old, 14 selections) was going to have to have another operation.
For a long absence, maybe until the end of the season.
“We will be behind him, we will accompany him”
Philippe Saint-Andre
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He is a hard worker.
I hope he will do everything to come back and to be able to participate in the 2023 World Cup. We will be behind him, we will accompany him,
promised the manager of Montpellier.
He will be greatly missed by us at the MHR, but also by the France team.
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