2023-12-24 19:18:36
The former Racing 92 and Blues center shines with Bristol, while he is banned from playing rugby in France due to a heart defect.
Declared unfit to play rugby in France due to a heart defect, Virimi Vakatawa has returned to the field in England, since he now plays in Bristol. And the former three-quarter center of Racing 92 and the XV of France still does a lot of damage in opposing defenses. Opposed to Newcastle in the English Premiership, the former French international (31 years old, 32 caps), successfully passed by the French team at 7, shone against the Falcons, scoring a superb try in his usual style, mix of power and speed: a 40-meter run, an unstoppable racket and 5 defenders beaten. He was subsequently voted man of the match.
Recently, the Bristol club chose not to field its player against Union Bordeaux-Bègles, fearing a protest or a defeat on the green carpet, due to the fact that he is not authorized to play in France by the FFR. The French governing body had previously expressed its astonishment when the former Racing 92 center played with the Barbarians against Samoa last August in Brive.
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