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Strong Fiji centre sidelined for months

By AFP
Thursday 19 Oct 2023

NEWS: Racing 92's powerful Fiji centre Josua Tuisova will be sidelined for several months after suffering a knee injury in last weekend's World Cup quarterfinal loss, the French club announced on Thursday.

The 29-year-old, who was replaced late on in Sunday's 30-24 defeat to England, requires surgery delaying his debut for his new club.

Tuisova - man of the match in Fiji's surprise win over Australia in the World Cup pool stage match - played 19 times for Lyon in the French Top 14 last season, scoring nine tries.

It has been a tough few weeks for Tuisova.

He missed his seven-year-old son's funeral earlier this month after opting to stay with his Fijian teammates in France.

Along with South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, Tuisova is a key part of Racing's close-season recruitment with former England boss Stuart Lancaster taking over as director of rugby at the 2016 French champions.

 

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