Le Namibien Le Roux Malan hors de danger, l'incroyable geste des All Blacks
La campagne de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023 n’aura duré qu’un bon quart d’heure pour le trois-quarts centre de la Namibie Le Roux Malan. A la 17e minute, Malan s’est blessé en glissant en essayant de plaquer l’arrière des All Blacks, Beauden Barrett. Il a été remplacé dans la foulée par JC Greyling.
Le centre qui joue en Major Rugby League a été victime d’une fracture et d’une luxation de la cheville lors de la défaite 71-3 de son équipe contre la Nouvelle-Zélande à Toulouse.
« Ce n’était pas marrant comme bruit », a raconté un des spectateurs qui a assisté à la scène depuis les tribunes.
Immédiatement, l’équipe médicale s’est rendue auprès du joueur, tordu de douleur, faisant signe qu’il fallait très vite apporter la civière pour évacuer le blessé.
L’intervention des médecins a duré sept minutes. Sept minutes durant lesquelles les caméras ont été détournées. Aucune image, aucun ralenti n’ont été diffusés, à la fois pour respecter le blessé et ne pas provoquer un effet répulsif sur la nature de la blessure. Tout juste a-t-on vu le joueur évacué, masque à oxygène sur le visage, grimaçant de douleur et levant péniblement la main avec le pouce levé.
Le Néo-Zélandais Cam Roigard, Joueur Mastercard du Match, confiait à l’issue du match : « J’ai une pensée pour lui, j’espère qu’il va bien. On n’aime pas voir des choses comme ça. »
Le jeune centre de 24 ans a été opéré quelques heures plus tard, comme l’a confirmé le lendemain matin le sélectionneur de la Namibie, Allister Coetzee.
« Il s’est fait opérer hier soir. Il y a une facture avec luxation, donc c’est assez dur pour lui. Plus tôt il se faisait opérer, plus vite il se remettrait sur pied, en vue de la saison à venir. L’opération s’est très bien passée, selon le chirurgien. Je pense qu’ils vont le garder jusqu’à lundi ou mardi, puis il rentrera », a-t-il déclaré.
L’équipe de la Nouvelle-Zélande a semble-t-il été très touchée par cet incident au point de mobiliser toute l’équipe pour apporter au blessé tout le soutien dont il peut avoir besoin. Scott McLeod, entraîneur de la défense des All Blacks, revenait sur la situation en confiant : « c’était vraiment terrible ».
« Les All Blacks ont eu ce geste très sympathique de lui offrir un maillot n° 12 signé par tous les joueurs de l’équipe », a expliqué Allister Coetzee. « J’espère que ça l’aidera d’une certaine manière. Ça en dit long sur l’état d’esprit qui règne sur cette Coupe du Monde. C’est un beau geste de la part des All Blacks.
« C’est bien de parler de l’esprit, de la culture et des valeurs du rugby, mais c’est encore mieux de les appliquer et de les ressentir. C’est génial que les All Blacks aient fait ça. »
La Namibie, qui affrontera la France dans la poule A jeudi 21 septembre, devrait faire appel à un remplaçant. « Nous allons prendre une décision rapidement. Ce sera un trois-quarts. On a quelques noms en tête, on va se réunir avec le staff pour en discuter », a confirmé le sélectionneur.
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We dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
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1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
4 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
4 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
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7 Go to commentsWould be amazing to have Servette Genève reaching this level
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48 Go to commentsBlues are dominating up front and that’s been a long time coming. They have won the up front confrontation which is where canes, hilanders and act brumbies are also strong.
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