Forfeited for the Six Nations Tournament after his knee injury contracted during the victory against Bath on Sunday in the Champions Cup (31-19), Anthony Jelonch will be operated on this Thursday, according to information from L’Équipe. The 27-year-old third row (29 caps) suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee while trying to tackle an opponent. “We really wish him a lot of courage, we will miss him,” said French coach Fabien Galthié.
Last year, at the end of February, it was the left knee which bent, with rupture of the cruciates, during a Six Nations Tournament match against Scotland. The former Castres man embarked on a six-month race against the clock to participate in the World Cup. A bet won for the Gersois, lined up from the start for the second match of the competition on September 14 against Uruguay.