The three-quarter center of Fijian origin must forfeit the three games of this fall tour.
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It is an absence that will count. Undisputed holder of the XV of France, the three-quarter center, Virimi Vakatawa, will miss the autumn tour. The French Rugby Federation has just announced it on Twitter on Monday, October 25, without specifying the injury of the player of Fijian origin. A package that is added to that of the pillar Uini Atonio, replaced by Dorian Aldegheri. The neo-Toulonnais, Aymeric Luc, was chosen by the staff to compensate for this absence. It is the tenth uncapped player who will participate in this training camp.
Virimi Vakatawa must forfeit. It is Aymeric Luc who replaces him in the group. #XVdeFrance #NotLet’sXV
A first for the @RCTofficiel ! Welcome Aymeric pic.twitter.com/EpVdPbGBv7
– France Rugby (@FranceRugby) October 25, 2021
First international at 7, Vakatawa then won with the XV of France. Launched at XV by Guy Novès in 2016, the three-quarter center now has thirty selections for ten registered trials.
Since the arrival of Fabien Galthié in the France team, he has been an essential link in a team that shines again. Associated with Gaël Fickou or Arthur Vincent, the 29-year-old man works wonders in the blue attack line.
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Aymeric Luc (24), for his part, will celebrate his first meeting with the France team. Toulonnais since the start of the season, the Basque had left Aviron Bayonnais, relegated to Pro D2, last summer. So far this season has started, iI has taken part in seven of the eight games played by the RCT since the start of the season, including six as a fullback and one as a winger.