We do not yet know how it will take place and even if it could take place at all. But while waiting to learn more about the fate of the Six Nations tournament, Virimi Vakatawa is likely to miss a good part of it, at least the first two matches against Italy and Ireland, on 6 and 14 February, or even not to dispute it at all. The Racing player will therefore not go to Nice this Sunday evening, where the French team’s training camp begins.
Hit in the left knee this Saturday, during the Top 14 match between Racing 92 and UBB, the three-quarter international center (28 years old, 27 selections) must still pass additional exams this Monday, in Paris, to know the exact nature of his injury. On Saturday, the rumor of a sprain was circulating. Depending on the nature and severity of the injury, Vakatawa could be out for at least three weeks. If the ligaments are affected, then its absence will be much longer.
The staff of the XV of France, while awaiting the verdict, does not take any risk. To compensate for the absence of the Parisian, base player of the device of Fabien Galthié who has already summoned him 6 times, a measure has already been taken. Lyonnais Pierre-Louis Barassi is summoned. At 22, the world champion under twenty (2018) already has two selections. He was notably called up by Jacques Brunel during the last World Cup, to replace Wesley Fofana.
