Rugby World Cup: France fly-half Romain Ntamack to miss tournament with ACL injury
France fly-half Romain Ntamack to miss Rugby World Cup with ACL injury after hobbling off in warm-up win over Scotland; World Cup runs from September 8 to October 28; France face New Zealand on opening night at Stade de France
Monday 14 August 2023 12:24, UK
France fly-half Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
Ntamack hobbled off the field during Saturday's 30-27 warm-up victory over Scotland in Saint Etienne and will now sit out Les Bleus' home World Cup between September 8 and October 28.
The 24-year-old suffered his injury when his boot got stuck in the turf as he tried to tackle Scotland's Finn Russell.
Ntamack posted "I'll be back" on social media platform X.
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Ntamack played every minute as France won the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2022 and also played a part in the side's run to the quarter-finals of the previous World Cup in Japan in 2019.
France kick-off the 2023 World Cup against New Zealand on September 8 before further pool matches against Uruguay (September 14), Namibia (September 21) and Italy (October 6).
The three-time World Cup runners-up could also be without prop Cyril Baille, who will miss at least five weeks with a right calf injury,
