Already deprived of Antoine Dupont, the XV of France may have to do without Maxime Lucu against South Africa, on November 8.
The season has not yet started and the UBB infirmary posted already complete. Six days before the resumption of the Top 14, with the reception of La Rochelle in Chaban-Delmas on the program, a large half-dozen players are indeed on the side. And if Adam Coleman (Pectoral tendon and appendicitis), Lachlan Swinton (knee), Rohan Van Rensburg (adductors) and Pablo Uberti are injured long, the last outing of the European champions against Montauban did damage.
At the half hour of play, it was first of all Yoram Moefana who had to leave the lawn. Consequence of a right shoulder injury. If the international center should miss the inaugural shock against the Charentais neighbor, its absence should not be very long. It will be different from Maxime Lucu. The Girondin scrum half broke the tendon of the right thumb.
If he was able to finish the meeting as if nothing had happened, he was left to go through the operating room on Friday and his unavailability is estimated at two months, which will be able to miss almost a dozen Top 14 matches. And if in his absence, the former Lyonnais Martin Page-Ro, landed this summer, should take over, inevitably poses the question of the Blues for November.
Antoine Dupont already forfeit
The XV of France notably has an appointment with South Africa on November 8 for a quarter-final remake of the last World Cup. And while the Blues will already have to deal without Antoine Dupont, whose return to the lawns, is not expected before the end of November, Maxime Lucu is now also uncertain.
In the absence of Antoine Dupont, Maxime Lucu had perfectly taken over during the last tournament, whether in Ireland or against Scotland. If he had to be too fair to face the world champions, Fabien Garthié should rely on Nolan Le Garrec (Racing).
