In Marcoussis
Around 3:40 p.m., in Marcoussis, the high-intensity training – the only one of the week – stopped.
Everyone held their breath around Damian Penaud, visibly suffering from the right knee.
The winger of the XV of France had to leave the lawn, taken care of at the edge of the field.
A pocket of ice then a large bandage around the knee, Damian Penaud attended the rest of the session, watching the Toulousain Matthis Lebel take his place in the starting team.
Author of the decisive try at the end of the match against Australia (30-29 victory) at the beginning of the month, the Clermontois is the lethal weapon of the Blues Galthié version with 14 tries scored in three years (19 in 35 selections for the total).
According to a staff member, it would only be a "minor"
alert
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Danty trained with contact
Released injured last Saturday during the victory of the Blues against South Africa (30-26), after being hit in the head by the third line Pieter-Steph du Toit, the center Jonathan Danty took over the training with contact this Thursday.
Additional examinations ensured that the Rochelais did not suffer from any fracture line.
The tricolor coach Fabien Galthié will announce this Friday at noon the team composition to face the Japanese Brave Blossoms on Sunday (2 p.m.) at the Stadium in Toulouse.
