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Romain Ntamack ruled out of Rugby World Cup - report

Antoine Dupont, left, and Romain Ntamack of France during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and France at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

France’s Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury suffered during a match against Scotland. L’Equipe reports that Ntamack sustained an ACL injury in their narrow victory over Scotland in St Etienne over the weekend.

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While head coach Fabien Galthie initially described it as a hyperextension, the renowned French sporting outlet are now reporting it was an ACL and he will miss the entire tournament.

The incident unfolded as Ntamack attempted to tackle Scotland’s Finn Russell before getting his boot caught in the turf. Medical personnel provided immediate assistance on the field, and Ntamack had to be helped off, displaying evident distress from the suspected knee injury.

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Ntamack’s partnership with Antoine Dupont at Toulouse has been a linchpin for both club and country, contributing to a Grand Slam win in 2022 and leading France to a notable 14-game victory streak. The untimely loss of such a pivotal player presents a considerable setback for the host nation, particularly given their formidable lineup in the warm-up match against Scotland.

France do have the luxury of Matthieu Jalibert as a replacement, yet even with this proviso, the loss of the Toulouse star is seismic.

As the Rugby World Cup approaches, France must negotiate two more warm-up fixtures against Fiji and Australia before their opening game against the All Blacks on September 8. Ntamack’s unavailability casts a shadow over their preparations.

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Schneider 619 days ago

Rugby is a contact sport, Test Rugby is another level up from provincial.

Tricky going into a world cup cold without any games. I think a lot of the French last played 9 weeks back, so to jump straight into test match level is crazy.

Hard luck for him, That French backline just lost an X-Factor player!

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Chris 619 days ago

It's crazy how many good/important players for their country got injured in these warm-up matches...

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Tony 619 days ago

Are these test matches truly necessary? Especially before the RWC. Regardless of who you support; it's a shame to see any player injured.

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Chris 619 days ago

F**k!!!!

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Derek Murray 619 days ago

We follow an unforgiving sport. So sad for a terrific player

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Colin 619 days ago

Such a pity, really exciting player.

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Max 619 days ago

Well it's not only the luxury of Jalibert, we also count on Hastoy which is Champions Cup winner with La Rochelle and amazing player. Ramos can also play 10, as he's used to in Toulouse with Dupont, leaving 15 to Dulin. Many good options !

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finn 620 days ago

Presumably Jalibert will replace him but personally I'd love to see Ramos get an opportunity at 10

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GrahamVF 11 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Could you name your sources for this statement of fact? All those squad members were playing in international competitions regularly so how did they get away with it. And I still come back to the question why Ireland steadfastly refuse to test 18 year old schoolboys? Schoolboy rugby union players report the highest susceptibility to doping among those sampled, compared with other athletes and non-athletes.” the RFU issued this statement in 2019. The Craven Week competition is the most intensively tested rugby competition in the world. But of course Irish schoolboys are different.

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Ed the Duck 15 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Agree with all that you say here Nick, the mix of the Atonio’s, Skeltons and Tamiefunas with the Kolbe’s, Arende’s and Darcy Grahams is great to watch but you are wide of the mark on data set analysis. Your quote on table sets even references tables with millions of records regarding mean for a reason. Data on a few hundred (and that’s stretching it) props is nowhere near this category and doesn’t have the same statistical characteristics or parameters. The smaller the data set becomes, the more relevant median also becomes for certain purposes.

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MT 22 minutes ago
Glasgow hit back at Stephen Donald's 'absolutely unfounded' comments

I watch both, and about 3 New Zealand teams are above the rest of the Super rugby teams, 3 and that’s being overly generous. On the hand the Urc has 12 teams battling for the top 8, bigger attendance figures than Super rugby, and different challenges which make the Urc intriguing and interesting for the fans right up to the end. Quality of urc is very high. And improving yearly. I was recently at the Force v Reds in Perth and it was very good. But poor defence from both sides. 3 New Zealand teams, might win the Urc, that’s about it…

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GrahamVF 23 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Let’s get one thing straight. Schoolboys in SA were getting bust for drugs while SA legislation was not WADA compliant. It’s not as if there was no body testing for drugs in sport in SA. The problem was that in 2021 the Doping regulations were changed to globally unify standards and tests. The changes needed to be made by the SA anti doping body SAIDS centred around the use of asthma drugs and ASDHD drugs and the legislation had to be changed by Parliament. The new rules were introduced in 2021 and it took a long time to get the changes through. My information is that SA were complying with the new laws but they had not yet been passed by Parliament. And SA were playing overseas very often during that time and were continuously tested by the world body especially as the law had not been promulgated.The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act came into force on 5 August 2024. Ireland on the other hand insist that testing of 18 year old schoolboys is a violation of their rights.

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Ethan Sean 29 minutes ago
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GrahamVF 38 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Of course the green eyed monster has nothing to do with the colour of the respective shirts.

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GrahamVF 43 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

So tired of hearing how the refs beat the AB’s perhaps we should look at the NZ ref who was rewarded for the worst refereeing performance in memory at the WC (by Lawrence’s “I froze” own admission,) by becoming the WR high performance ref manager. I think it was the AB kickers who did the team shafting. The real difference wasn’t 14/15 it was Pollard 100% vs AB misses.

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AD 45 minutes ago
Rob Baxter brands try-scoring machine 'an England bolter'

Even with the lions away I can't possibly see him in this summer's England squad.


Murley, Roebuck and Sleightolme are already around the squad.


Ibitoye, Muir, Hendy, Radwan, and Hassell-Collins would surely be in the queue ahead of him.


He’s an exceptional athlete with loads of potential but right now his handling and decision making are huge work ons and he's a defensive liability.

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PM 47 minutes ago
Why Jacob Stockdale 2.0 is ready for an Ireland renaissance this summer

You could be right, but I wouldn’t scrub him from the picture just yet. Only turned 29 so could be a decent option for this RWC cycle. He’s had a very good season, in a poor team

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GrahamVF 55 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Hang on a second in the QF England played Fiji and SA played France. Why were England so much more knackered than SA? Which game would you choose to play? And SA had England in the semi while NZ had a 44/6 romp against Argentina? Don’t think any side ever will again have to play all four of the top nations to win the cup.

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GrahamVF 58 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

He is a confidence player. Once he’s missed one he thinks he should have got his confidence is shot. That’s why Pollard came on to kick the winning goals. The difference between The Boks and the AB in the final. Even with 14 men.

if they had had Pollard they would have won.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Did you watch that game? He score those three tries against any opposition on any day - he was at a different level.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

He played sweeper for the highly successful 7’s side and his cross defence was outstanding. He’s quicker than some people realise but I’m not sure he would be OK at 15’s FB against someone like Finn at 10.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

The Boks scored freely against France in the first half of the QF before the bench came into play.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

In the late 90’s Nick Mallett coached the Boks and he had Honibal at fly - Rassie at 6 Skinstadt at 8 Breyton Paulse on the wing Joost at his best at scrum half how would they not play running rugby. The destroyed France in Paris and the French crowd started shouting “OLE” every time they touched the ball. The French rugby writers called them the Brazil of rugby. They won 18 on the trot. Then came the Boks’ kicking game phase with Fourie du Preez kicking for Bryan Habana to chase. Over the past three or four years the Boks skill sets are rapidly catching up with the rest of the world - Manie’s no look cross kick, SFM’s incredible skills last weekend - it is very difficult to pronounce on teams unless one watches them week after week. So I resist the temptation to say that without one or two superstars the French skillsets are not that much different to the other top teams.

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NB 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

I think there was a match the other week in Fiji where all the players were out on their feet in the humid heat after one long passage of play! So it’s not the be-all and end-all when it ends in comedy…


Thanks for the Batty story - one of the great small men of the amateur era.

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NB 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

True! And he had him playing #9 at plenty of rucks after a lineout!

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Cantab 1 hour ago
The All Black prop who played 80 minutes to sink the Blues

Crusaders front row out muscled the Blues when it mattered. This team has strength fore and aft and may well be the difference when it comes to the play offs.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

I think you’re back on the endless action topic. Boring and thank goodness it will never happen in rugby union. On another topic, was a sports reporter on the Cape Argus when Grant Batty injured his knee during the ‘76 tour of SA. I interviewed him a few times and became friendly with him - he was really interested in the Stellenbosch rugby setup. A top Cape Town orthotics man made the brace for his knee which allowed him to play the rest of the tour.

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