Romain Ntamack against Finn Russell. Frederic Chambert / PANORAMIC
Three Blues came out injured in the second warm-up match won against XV du Chardon (30-27). Affected in the knee, the Ntamack case gives the most concern.
After the second preparation match of the Blues against Scotland, the staff of the XV of France will have to deal with several injuries. The Blues opener, Romain Ntamack, was hit in a clash with his vis-à-vis Finn Russell (55th). The concern is strong concerning the Toulouse number 10, who limped out of Geoffroy-Guichard.
After the meeting, Fabien Galthié spoke about the injury of his opener. A cautious diagnosis pending the results of medical examinations. “Romain suffers from a hyper-extension of the knee with a small ligament tension.»
Big calf contusion for Baille
Among the other players affected, we find Cyril Baille, replaced in the 48th minute. The pillar is the victim of a “contusion following a large calf crutch“. Which was frozen as soon as it came out.
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The last injured player is center Jonathan Danty, who seemed to be complaining about his ribs and was replaced by Sekou Macalou on the hour mark (64th).
The tricolor staff will officially communicate on these injuries on Sunday, after the three players have passed further examinations.