France flanker out for the season
NEWS: France suffered another setback ahead of their Six Nations campaign with the news that star flanker Charles Ollivon has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
The 31-year-old Ollivon is set to have an operation after he ruptured his cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during Toulon’s triumph over Racing 92 in their Top 14 encounter on Saturday.
This is the third setback for France after it was revealed that they had also lost the services of experienced centres Gael Fickou and Jonathan Danty.
Fickou and Danty have both been sidelined for the start of the Six Nations after sustaining thumb and meniscus injuries respectively.
“Sharing this moment with you is hard… I have to stop doing what I love for now and get surgery soon,” said Ollivon on his Instagram account.
“How not to be touched by all your messages of concern and unfailing support, thank you.”
Ollivon, the former Les Bleus skipper, added that he is fully “behind the team before I can join it next season.”
France’s Six Nations campaign gets underway against Wales at the Stade de France on January 31.
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