Anthony Jelonch. Panoramic.
Released before the half hour mark, Anthony Jelonch could miss the next World Cup.
For its first home game of the year, the XV of France won 32-21 against Scotland. Improved victory. Five points for the French, zero for the Scots. But all is not rosy for the Blues.
«Our joy is moderate because the news is not good regarding Anthony Jelonch“says Fabien Galthié in a press conference. Hit in the head after a dangerous tackle from Grant Gilchrist, which earned him a red card, the Toulouse flanker came out on concussion protocol after seven minutes of play.
«CIt’s almost six months of absence, between the operation and rehabilitation.»
To everyone’s surprise, Anthony Jelonch returns to the green square seven minutes after his exit. A return that will be short-lived. The number 6 of the Blues is replaced definitively by François Cros after 25 minutes of play, again touched after a save on Duhan van der Merwe.
Anthony Jelonch suffers, according to the coach, from a “anterior cruciate ligament ruptureof the left knee. “You know the protocol: it’s almost six months of absence, between the operation and rehabilitation“lamented Galthié.
End of the season, therefore, for the Toulouse third-line, who could also miss the next World Cup, in France, which begins on September 8. It would be a terrible blow for the player and for the Blues.