He will finally play a match with his new club. Arrived this summer at the Stade Français, Clément Castets is one of the holders aligned by Gonzalo Quesada to face the Irish of Connacht on Sunday (2 p.m.) during the fourth and final group day of the European Cup. The left pillar was injured during the European Cup final, won in May (22-17) with his former Toulouse team once morest La Rochelle.
Victim of a cruciate ligament rupture in his right knee a few minutes following entering the game, the player left the lawn of Twickenham limping heavily. The 25-year-old then began his new Parisian adventure in the infirmary and spent a month at the Capbreton (Landes) rehabilitation center in the fall to treat his injury. As he announced on his Instagram account before his operation, Clément Castets was sidelined for eight months.
Barred by the international pillar Cyril Baille, one of the world references of the position, the former captain of the France team under 20 has decided to leave the Rouge et Noir to try to win at the Stade Français. He will form the Parisian front line with Tolu Latu and Paul Alo-Emile on Sunday at Jean-Bouin once morest the Irish.
Beaten (36-9) in Ireland in December for their reunion with the Champions Cup, Paris advanced to tenth place in their group with another defeat in Bristol on Saturday (28-17) and a draw on green carpet once morest these same English. Gonzalo Quesada’s men, however, still have a chance of seeing the round of 16 of the event.
