France hooker Pierre Bourgarit will miss this summer's tour to Australia with a knee issue, his club La Rochelle said on Tuesday. Bourgarit, 23, won the last of his five caps in February's win at Ireland and played 50 minutes in Saturday's league loss at Clermont. "Injured during the trip to Clermont, our hooker @BourgaritP needs to have knee surgery. La Rochelle, who lost in May's European Champions Cup final, will play the winner of Saturday's play-off between Bordeaux-Begles and Clermont in the Top 14 semi-finals. Flanker Ollivon is likely to miss Les Bleus' November series which includes a games against New Zealand.

Source: News 24 June 08, 2021 10:52 UTC