The second row of the Blues Romain Taofifenua suffered a concussion on Saturday at the Stade de France during the victory against the All Blacks (30-29), said coach Fabien Galthié, while the pillar Tevita Tatafu was the victim of a blow to the knee.
“Tevita is a crutch (a blow to the knee, Editor’s note)”said the French coach about the right pillar, left after barely ten minutes of play, and replaced by George-Henri Colombe.
Romain Taofifenua, who returned to replace Emmanuel Meafou, also spent only a few minutes on the pitch (48th-55th) before leaving to undergo a concussion protocol, which turned out to be “positive”explained Galthié. “Romain was unable to return”and will therefore be forfeited for the last test match of the autumn tour against the Argentines next Friday.
Concussion protocol successfully passed for Paul Boudehent
Conversely, for Paul Boudehent, also released on concussion protocol ten minutes from the end, “the doctor thought he saw something but there was nothing”explained the third in the mixed zone. He was unable to return to the field due to the regulatory duration of the protocol, which also prevented him from being aware of the evolution of the score in the final minutes, he said.
