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Monday meeting to determine Romain Ntamack availability for France
Suspended for three matches following the red card he received against Wales on the opening day of the 2025 Six Nations, Romain Ntamack is due to find out this Monday whether his suspension will indeed be cut short by one week.
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He had the opportunity to take part in World Rugby’s head injury prevention program, which typically allows for a one-match (or one-week) reduction in bans for players who complete it.
According to L’Équipe, the fly-half has already participated in the “Head Contact Process” workshop and will appear once again, by videoconference, before the Tournament’s disciplinary committee on Monday, now armed with this new supporting argument.
No Top 14 for Ntamack next weekend
The committee is expected to deliver good news for both the French team and Ntamack himself. Suspended for the match against England on Saturday (France lost 25-26), he will also remain sidelined for the 16th day of the Top 14 next weekend, as the Six Nations takes a break. Stade Toulousain, who travel to Clermont on Sunday, February 16, will therefore have to do without him.
However, all signs point to Ntamack being cleared to play again the day after that fixture, making him eligible—if Fabien Galthié and his staff choose—to feature in the third match of the Tournament. On that occasion, France will head to Italy on Sunday, February 23, needing to regroup after the painful disappointment of their narrow defeat at Twickenham.
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