8 week injury concern for Jefferson Poirot

The 2023-2024 season has definitely started badly for Jefferson Poirot. Holder Saturday at Paris La Défense Arena on behalf of the first day of Top 14, the Girondin captain did not even spend five minutes on the ground and could wait for long weeks before driving back a rugby lawn. In question, an ugly twist of his left knee, the images of which do not call for optimism.

A tackler 5 meters from his in-goal line, Poirot wanted to challenge the ball in possession of a Racingman but was cleared by second line Boris Palu. The latter, very low, wrapped around his opponent to tip him to the side and succeeded. Problem, the left knee of the Bordeaux pillar, cantilevered, bent under the pressure. An action that led to both the immediate exit of Poirot and the exclusion of Palu, in accordance with the new arbitration guidelines.

Reappearing a little later with crutches and a splint, the captain of the UBB would have felt a crack according to Canal + and feared a serious injury. We will now have to wait for the exams in the next few hours to know the duration of his unavailability.