Absent for almost two months, Mickaël Guillard returned to the field this Saturday in Castres. If Lyon lost, the international second row appreciated finally resuming the competition.
The time had finally come for Mickaël Guillard. Victim of an acromioclavicular dislocation of one shoulder during the defeat of the French XV against South Africa on November 8, the LOU second row returned to competition this Saturday during the Rhone club’s trip to Castres. The native of Trappes replaced Félix Lambey for the last half hour of the match ultimately lost by the Lyonnais at the Stade Pierre-Fabre. If he gave everything to try to change the course of the match, not hesitating to attack the line to advance his team, Mickaël Guillard draws positives from this return to competition.
“ Honestly, I’m very happy to have played againhe confided in comments collected by the daily The Team. I’m like a child who was punished for seven weeks by watching his friends play outside and who can now go out again with them. » While LOU is in 12th place in the Top 14 ranking, Mickaël Guillard does not want to lose hope in the race for tickets to the final phase of the championship. “ Even if we are told that it is almost impossible, we will throw ourselves body and soul into the battlehe said during this interview. There are thirteen games left. Yes, we’re late. But we can still achieve great things. »
Guillard, Blues objective?
If he will be fully focused on his club in the coming weeks to fill the eleven points that separate LOU from the qualifying places for the final phase of the Top 14 after this defeat in Castres, the situation could change quite quickly. Indeed, Fabien Galthié could take advantage of his return to competition to call him up again with the French XV for the next 6 Nations Tournament. He could then resume progression at international level which began in July 2024 during his first selectionalternating between the second and third line according to needs and experiments decided by the boss of the Blues.
