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Montpellier : Le 2e ligne Paul Willemse arrêté trois mois de plus

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Montpellier's French lock Paul Willemse looks on during the European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 5 rugby union match between Montpellier and Newcastle Falcons at the GGL stadium in Montpellier, southern France on January 12, 2019. (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Le deuxième ligne international de Montpellier Paul Willemse, convalescent depuis le 5 octobre en raison d’une commotion cérébrale, a vu son arrêt prolongé pour trois mois de plus, a-t-on appris mardi auprès du club héraultais.

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Cette nouvelle indisponibilité jette un voile sur la suite de la carrière de Willemse, qui a déjà subi plusieurs commotions ces derniers mois et qui a consulté ces derniers jours à Toulouse le neurochirurgien David Baugé, l’un des référents de la Fédération française de rugby.

Willemse, (32 ans, 32 sélections), alors titularisé pour la première fois depuis six mois, avait subi le 5 octobre face au Stade Français une commotion dans un contact avec le deuxième ligne sud-africain de Paris Juan John Van Der Mescht.

Six commotions en un an pour Willemse

A la suite de cette sixième commotion en moins d’un an, l’international français d’origine sud-africaine avait déjà consulté le docteur Baugé qui lui avait prescrit un arrêt de trois mois.

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Auparavant, Willemse avait repris la compétition fin septembre, après une absence de plus de cinq mois. Le 7 avril en 8es de finale du Challenge Cup face à l’Ulster, il avait en effet été expulsé pour un plaquage dangereux et avait subi parallèlement sa cinquième commotion de la saison. En conséquence, il avait déjà observé trois mois d’inactivité, sur recommandation du staff médical.

Willemse, arrivé dans l’Hérault en 2015 en provenance de Grenoble, est sous contrat jusqu’en juin prochain à Montpellier.

Privé de la Coupe du monde en France en raison d’une lésion à une cuisse, il avait été rappelé chez les Bleus par Fabien Galthié pour participer au premier match du dernier Tournoi des Six Nations contre l’Irlande. Pour cette dernière sélection, il avait été exclu après une demi-heure.

Montpellier, qui vient d’enchaîner trois succès d’affilée en championnat, occupe la 7e place du Top 14 à l’issue de la 14e journée.

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Would it? I do think one of the major differences between rugby and most other sports - which we’ve been overlooking - is the degree to which players are expected to lead team meetings & analysis sessions and the like. Someone like Owen Farrell has basically been an assistant coach already for ten years - and he’s been so under a variety of different head coaches with different expectations and playing styles.


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JW 5 hours ago
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Yes that’s what WR needs to look at. Football had the same problem with european powerhouses getting all the latin talent then you’re gaurenteed to get the odd late bloomer (21/22 etc, all the best footballers can play for the country much younger to get locked) star changing his allegiance.


They used youth rep selection for locking national elifibilty at one point etc. Then later only counted residency after the age of 18 (make clubs/nations like in this case wait even longer).


That’s what I’m talking about, not changing allegiance in rugby (were it can only be captured by the senior side), where it is still the senior side. Oh yeah, good point about CJ, so in most cases we probably want kids to be able to switch allegiance, were say someone like Lemoto could rep Tonga (if he wasn’t so good) but still play for Australia’s seniors, while in someone like Kite’s (the last aussie kid to go to France) case he’ll be French qualified via 5 years residency at the age of 21, so France to lock him up before Aussie even get a chance to select him. But if we use footballs regulations, who I’m suggesting WR need to get their a into g replicating, he would only start his 5 years once he turns 18 or whatever, meaning 23 yo is as soon as anyone can switch, and when if they’re good enough teams like NZ and Aus can select them (France don’t give a f, they select anybody just to lock them).

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