Image:Maxime Medard: sidelined for up to nine months with knee injury
France's RBS Six Nations hopes have been rocked by the news that Maxime Medard has been ruled out for up to nine months.
Full-back confirms extent of injury suffered at Murrayfield
France's RBS Six Nations hopes have been rocked by the news that full-back Maxime Medard has been ruled out for up to nine months with a serious knee ligament injury.
Medard went off in the second half of Les Bleus' 23-17 victory over Scotland last weekend and a subsequent scan revealed he had suffered damaged cruciate and anterior ligaments.
The 25-year-old Toulouse player said on his official Twitter account: "The operation is booked for Monday and my unavailability will be from six to nine months."
Medard scored a try in France's victory at Murrayfield and his absence for the remainder of the Six Nations and beyond is a significant blow to coach Philippe Saint-Andre's hopes of leading his troops to the Grand Slam.
Saint-Andre has turned to Medard's Toulouse team-mate Clement Poitrenaud to deputise at full-back for Sunday's rearranged clash with Ireland in Paris.
