France's Laure Sansus ruled out of remainder of World Cup
France’s Rugby World Cup campaign has suffered a major blow with the news that scrum-half Laure Sansus has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a serious knee injury sustained against England.
“Following the injury sustained during the match against England, Laure Sansus suffers from a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. She is therefore out for the rest of the World Cup,” the French rugby federation (FFR) said in a statement.
The injury means that Sansus’s playing career is now over after she hinted towards the World Cup in New Zealand being her last tournament.
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“You never choose your exit and my situation is a perfect example of that. Of course, I would have preferred to end my career differently,” the 28-year-old said.
France started their tournament with a 40-5 victory against South Africa at Eden Park before a dogged display losing 13-7 to England in Whangerei. France next face World Cup debutants Fiji on Saturday in their final pool stage game.