The XV of France will have to start the next Tournament of VI Nations (February 6-March 20) without its opening half Romain Ntamack. Brilliant since the start of the season, the Toulousain suffered a double jaw fracture on December 27 during the Top 14 match against UBB (45-23). Invited this Sunday of the RMC Sport Show, his trainer Ugo Mola gave his news, and mentioned his unavailability.
“Medically, it’s about 30-40 days of really reduced activity because of the vibrations, because he had two plates placed and a band on his lower jaw, says the technician. During this first period we avoid intensive activities, and then after there is a period of fifteen days during which it will resume. So we can estimate his unavailability at about two months, without complications. “In other words, Ntamack should make its return, if all goes well, towards the end of February.
Injured in the 25th, released in the 69th
But Mola also wanted to salute his courage against the UBB: “He’s a pretty incredible boy, he played for 45 minutes with a fractured jaw… He took a fuss from Pablo Uberti at the end of the match but it didn’t is not on this gesture that he is injured. In fact it is from the 25th minute, on a shock to the head with the small Moefana, that his jaw breaks. It is to say the hardness of this kid. Play 40 minutes plus gritting his teeth, no pun intended, it shows his state of mind. “
Without Ntamack, Toulouse still managed to win in Montpellier on Saturday (16-9), to solidify its second place in the standings, two points behind La Rochelle.
“We are, like our competitors, confronted with the Covid, with an international period which was in addition very long and even lengthened, observes Mola. We had our share of complicated passages, we must always try to bend the back in difficult times and then try to take advantage when you have the capacity to rotate your workforce. I am lucky to have a competitive squad available. When international times leave us alone, we see that the results are at The height. After that we have all our moments … The Covid scrambles the waters a bit, so when we manage to chain things together we take advantage, and we try not to shoot the sky. “
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