Racing 92 accuse England star of injuring new signing with 'violent tackle'

Top 14 outfit Racing 92 shared a loaded statement yesterday accusing England flanker Tom Curry of injuring their new centre Josua Tuisova in the World Cup quarter-final on Sunday with a “violent” no-arms tackle.

Stuart Lancaster’s Parisian outfit had no problems pointing the finger of blame on the England openside after the Fijian centre turned up to his new club with an injury to his left knee.

The former Lyon powerhouse left the field on 72 minutes at the Stade Velodrome just after Owen Farrell had kicked a drop-goal to give England the lead again, but was receiving treatment for his knee throughout the match after being tackled by Curry in the first-half. Despite Racing’s protestations, the tackle went unpunished in the match as England won 30-24.

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Racing have now confirmed that Tuisova will now see a specialist to determine the severity of his injury and the duration of his absence.

The statement reads: “During the England – Fiji match counting for the 3rd quarter-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, last Sunday October 15, the Fijian center of Racing 92 Josua Tuisova suffered a violent tackle without the arms of the English player No7 thus injuring his left knee.

“The player will consult specialist opinions in the coming days to determine the duration of his unavailability.

“Racing 92 wishes Josua Tuisova a speedy recovery and shows him all its support during this period.”

Though Curry went unpunished with this tackle, Tuisova’s teammate Semi Radradra said after the match that players have to go with the decisions that are given.

“You can’t control that,” the Lyon-bound player said. “As a rugby player, our point of view, we see a different story on the field. It’s the referee’s call and we have to go with it.

“It is what it is, you can’t argue with them.”

Racing currently sit in fourth place in the Top 14 table after three games and face Montpellier next weekend after the league returns.