Romain Ntamack
France’s flyhalf Romain Ntamack looks on during a training session, as part of France’s national rugby union team’s preparations ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, in Marcoussis, south of Paris, on August 2, 2023. – The fly-half of the French XV Romain Ntamack who has suffered a knee injury, will not play in the forthcoming World Cup, a source close to the player told AFP on August 14, 2023. Injured on August 12, in the victory against Scotland (30-27), the Toulouse player (24 years old, 37 caps) suffered from a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to the daily L’Equipe. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP)

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Romain Ntamack ruled out of Rugby World Cup

France flyhalf Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of next month’s Rugby World Cup with a knee injury. Ouch.

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14-08-23 15:36
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Romain Ntamack
France’s flyhalf Romain Ntamack looks on during a training session, as part of France’s national rugby union team’s preparations ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, in Marcoussis, south of Paris, on August 2, 2023. – The fly-half of the French XV Romain Ntamack who has suffered a knee injury, will not play in the forthcoming World Cup, a source close to the player told AFP on August 14, 2023. Injured on August 12, in the victory against Scotland (30-27), the Toulouse player (24 years old, 37 caps) suffered from a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to the daily L’Equipe. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP)

France flyhalf Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of next month’s Rugby World Cup with a knee injury, a source close to the player told AFP on Monday.

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Ntamack suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee during Saturday’s 30-27 warm-up victory for the tournament hosts against Scotland, French sports daily L’Equipe reported.

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Ntamack was helped off the field after 55 minutes after opposite number Finn Russell charged into him.

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France coach Fabien Galthie, who will announce his World Cup squad on August 21, had seemed unworried after the match, saying the Toulouse player had suffered “a small hyperextension of the knee”.

“We preferred to replace him. He was seen by the doctor, the physiotherapists, and we will decide on Sunday if there needs to be additional examinations,” he said.

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Bordeaux flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert is likely to step into Ntamack’s position during the World Cup, where France open against New Zealand on September 8 in Paris.

By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse

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