Hit in the calf two weeks ago, the Toulouse player will not be called up for the fall tests against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina.
The French team will have to do without Romain Ntamack in November for its three meetings on the fall tour. The team announces that the opening half, injured in the calf two weeks ago with Stade Toulousain against Clermont, will not be called up by the French staff who do not wish to take any risks. Medical examinations indicate the presence of an injury which will require between three and four weeks of absence.
The 25-year-old international (37 caps) was not selected by Fabien Gatlhié for the first match against Japan on November 9 at the Stade de France (9:10 p.m.). He will also not return against New Zealand (November 16 at the Stade de France, 9:10 p.m.) and Argentina (November 22, Stade de France, 9:10 p.m.) ensures daily life.
Sunday evening, at halftime of the meeting between Stade Toulousain and RC Toulon (57-5), Romain Ntamack spoke about his injury on Canal +. “There was a lot of concern at the time. The injury is on the lower part of the calf. I was afraid that the Achilles tendon would be affected, but I was immediately reassured by the physiotherapists.
Asked about the recovery time and a return date to competition, he was more evasive. “A few more weeks of patience but not six weeks. I don’t want to get ahead of myself but the injury is progressing quite well. You have to take the time to treat it well so that there is no recurrence. I don’t have a specific time frame in mind, but it’s the type of injury where you have to take the time to treat it well so as not to relapse. So I try not to skip the steps.”
Even if it means postponing his return to Blue until the next Six Nations Tournament, he who has not put on the French XV jersey since the second World Cup preparation match against Scotland, August 12, 2023 in Saint- Étienne. That evening, Romain Ntamack suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee which forced him to withdraw from the World Cup.
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In his absence, Fabien Galthié will have to decide, for number 10, between the UBB opener, Matthieu Jalibert, very prominent with his club at the start of the season, and the usual Stade Toulousain fullback, Thomas Ramos, who, both in club and in the French team, regularly helps out at the opening. Thus during the last two meetings of the 2024 Six Nations Tournament. With success.
Ramos rather than Jalibert?
Questioned by L’Équipe last week, the coach suggested that his preference would go to Ramos to compensate for Ntamack’s package. “In 10, we have several options with Matthieu Jalibert and Thomas Ramos, who finished the Tournament very well by giving us a form of stability and solidity. Thomas is also a very good scorer and he can play at the back, that will count for us. Matthieu still lived with us for almost five years in 10 and as a finisher. He had some great performances too. With Bordeaux, he is on a collective dynamic. But it’s not just the collective dynamic of the club, there’s also the experience with us…”
Answer on Thursday November 7, at 11 a.m., when Galthié, now adorned with a thin mustache, will reveal the composition of the Blues for the first test match of the November tour, Saturday November 9 (9:10 p.m.) against Japan at the Stadium from France.
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