France centre suffers big setback

By AFP

Tuesday 30 Aug 2022

NEWS: France centre Gael Fickou has been ruled out for four to five weeks because of injury and will miss the start of Racing 92’s new campaign, the Top 14 side announced on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old, who is a key member of Fabien Galthie’s France team as it builds towards next year’s World Cup on home soil, injured his right leg during a warm-up match against Brive on Friday.

Fickou will consequently miss Racing’s Top 14 opener against last season’s runners-up Castres on Saturday.

He will also miss the subsequent games against Bayonne, Lyon, Toulouse and possibly La Rochelle.

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