6 Nations 2024 – Romain Taophifenua (France’s XV) has returned to Lyon, has another player been called up to replace him?
Second-row Romain Taophifenua will also miss Saturday’s trip to Scotland after suffering a foot infection in the middle of last week, which forced him to withdraw from Friday’s Six Nations tournament opener against Ireland in Marseille. He returned to Lyon for treatment and could be placed in the group.
When the Second line sector Injuries to Thibaud Flement and Emmanuel Maffou or Paul Willemse’s suspension pose problems for France’s XV staff (Left against Ireland on Friday), Romain Taophifenua’s situation is apparently not favorable to Fabian Galthi and his deputies. Over the years, they have made the super-dominant Lyonnais the “ideal finisher”, thanks to his X-factor qualities, able to bring his density to the second half. This is the reason why the French management convinced him to come out of international retirement quickly, which was announced after the World Cup quarter-final defeat.
We are still considering calling the player
But, suffering from a foot infection, Taophifenua will miss the first two days of the 6 Nations tournament. After the setback against XV du Trefle on Friday, the coach had already confirmed in a press conference that he would not be able to count on him in Edinburgh on Saturday. And the player wasn’t even kept in the group at Marcuse, as revealed by William Servett this Monday: “Roman is unavailable, he’s at home.” As a result, if the staff currently has four players at its disposal in the second line (Woki, Gabriellegs, Tuilagi and Halagahu), that clearly leaves the possibility of calling up another. . “We are still considering whether to call up a player or not.”All suggested.
