The half of the scrums of the Blue, hit on the knee on Saturday during the match against England, said forfeit for the rest of the competition. A true framework of the XV of France, she had announced that she would hang up the crampons at the end of the World Cup.
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Laure Sansus hoped better for her farewell to rugby: “We never choose his release and my situation is a perfect example. I would of course have preferred to end my career otherwise.” Wounded, Saturday October 15, during the second Ground match of the Bleues at the World Cup in New Zealand, against England (7-13), the half of melee had to declare for the rest of the competition. It suffers from a “rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee”, said the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a press release.
The 28 -year -old player is replaced in the 32 group by Marie Dupouy, adds the FFR. The resident of the Blagnac Rugby Female currently has only one selection with the XV of France. It is Pauline Bourdon, teammate of Laure Sansus at the Stade Toulousain and his partner off the field, who had entered her place on Saturday, at the twelfth minute of the match against the Red Roses in Whangarei (North Island).
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Laure Sansus, which has 32 selections with the XV of France, announced before the World Cup that it would be his last competition before retiring. A true frame of the Blue, she had been elected best player of the Six Nations tournament in 2022. An edition that she had also finished with the title of best marker (six trials).
In June, she was crowned French champion with the Toulouse stadium – a first for the female side club – before being appointed best French international, at the end of September.
Before the start of the New Zealand World Cup, she explained that she wanted to “take advantage of her last weeks as a player in the XV of France before devoting herself to her family. Failing to extend the pleasure on the ground, she will do so in the stands as a “first supporter” of the Blue.
After winning their first game in Pool C against South Africa (40-5), the French bowed against England. Second of their hen with 6 points, they will compete, Saturday October 22 (at 8:15 am, on TF1) against the Fijiennes (third, with 4 points), a decisive match for the qualification in the quarterfinals.