Veteran Test wing Vincent Clerc could be the latest French back to be ruled out of the Six Nations after suffering a thigh injury in Toulouse's win over Biarritz on Friday.
Clerc, who is the Heineken Cup's all-time top try scorer and has more Test tries to his name than any other active Frenchman, pulled up late in the second half of Toulouse's 19-14 win at Stade Ernest Wallon and was not able to finish the match.
The severity of the injury still not clear but Clerc confirmed that he feared a muscle pull.
It's been a hard week for les Bleus injury wise as they have already lost centre Gaël Fickou and full-back Brice Dulin.
The French squad assembles on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday ahead of their opening clash against Italy on Sunday, February 3.
Comments
exlondonfrog says...
@Paddy We're so desperate that Fofana is exiled on the wing!
Posted 10:01 28th January 2013
mlbp says...
Another one... The first list is never the definitive list... Everybody was healthy until a couple of weeks ago. Now they are all coming down with serious injuries. Every year is the same. No tournament but the world cup is played without having depleted sides. A chance to discover a couple of exciting promises. Poitrenaud back and Medard as a winger?
Posted 13:29 26th January 2013
paddy91317 says...
:@Froggy73
Holy crap how bad is the situation in france? Short on wingers is one thing i thought france would never be!
Posted 11:34 26th January 2013
froggy73 says...
Big blow if he has to withdraw. We are short in wingers :(
Posted 09:38 26th January 2013