The 26-year-old, whose participation in the 2023 World Cup (September 8 to October 28) is compromised by this serious injury, must wait for his knee to deflate before undergoing surgery.
His Toulouse teammate Ange Capuozzo injured his left shoulder during the Italian team's defeat against Ireland (34-20) on Saturday in Rome.
He suffers from a "musculoskeletal trauma", the Italian Federation said on Tuesday, specifying that the young rear would carry out "additional examinations" in order to decide on his participation in the last two days of the Tournament.
Three Toulouse players have also already been operated on at the start of the week: the third lines Selevasio Tolofua (hip) and Théo Ntamack (hand) and the second or third line Yannick Youyoutte (foot).
Touched to a knee on Saturday during the victory against Pau (34-10) in the Top 14, winger Nelson Epée, member of the France sevens rugby team, will be on the table at the start of next week. operation and will be absent for several months.
Particularly bald in the third line between injuries and the absences of his internationals, the championship leader should be able to count for the trip to Racing 92 on Sunday evening on the Englishman Jack Willis, who will be released on Wednesday by the England team.
The South African third line Rynhardt Elstadt could also be aligned if the Disciplinary Committee of the National Rugby League (LNR), before which he will appear on Wednesday, inflicts him only one game suspension after the red card received against Toulon during the 18th day.
International hooker Peato Mauvaka, who has already helped out on the third line this weekend against Pau, trained again in this position on Tuesday, along with winger or center Dimitri Delibes, back from injury, and the rear Melvyn Jaminet, released by the Blues.
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