Pau Rugby: Attissogbe in Lyon Squad | News

This Saturday, in Lyon, the Paloise Section will be able to count on its French international Théo Attissogbe, back from injury.

Pau, which closed the first leg in second place in the Top 14, will reunite with its international winger Théo Attissogbe, absent for three and a half months, for his trip to Lyon on Saturday.

Attissogbe had undergone surgery for a sprain of the internal lateral ligament of his left knee following an injury sustained during the match at Clermont on September 20. Due to the absences of Aymeric Luc and Australian Jack Maddocks, the 21-year-old international (8 caps) could start at the back against Lyon.

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The last victory of the year 2025 against Montpellier on Sunday (35-33) left its mark in the ranks of the Section. Scrum-half Thibault Daubagna and full-back Aymeric Luc, victims of concussions, will be absent on Saturday, while Georgian international flanker Beka Gorgadze, victim of a broken thumb, will be unavailable for four weeks.

Émilien Gailleton, Tumua Manu, Julián Montoya, Joe Simmonds, Clément Laporte, Hugo Parrou or even Olivier Klemenczak and Luke Whitelock, in the recovery phase, will also be missing this weekend on the Béarn side.

Aiko Tanaka

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