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Posolo Tuilagi shares update from hospital bed after horrific injury
By Josh Raisey
France second-row Posolo Tuilagi has said that his operation "went well" after suffering a gruesome double leg break on Saturday.
The 20-year-old was stretchered off the Stade Aime Giral pitch after only 17 minutes of USA Perpignan's 33-3 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne on Saturday in the Top 14.
His club confirmed after the match that the five-cap international suffered a tibia-fibula fracture on his left leg, colloquially his shin.
Just over 24 hours after the injury, Tuilagi shared an Instagram Story for his followers from a hospital bed, writing: "The operation went well thank you all for your messages and support."
There has not yet been an update on how long the 149kg forward will be out for, but a long stretch on the sidelines is inevitable.
The injury will rule Tuilagi out of France's November internationals, which is a bitter end to his breakthrough year on the Test scene. Les Bleus host Japan, the All Blacks and Argentina in November.
Tuilagi's absence will be a bigger blow for Perpignan though, who had not registered a Top 14 win this season until Saturday's victory. The win leaves the Catalan outfit in eleventh place in the league, only one point ahead of bottom-place Vannes.
Fans were robbed of the much-anticipated showdown between the lock and his uncle, Bayonne's Manu Tuilagi, in the opening round of the season due to a broken suffered by the England international. With Perpignan set to host Bayonne in January, it will be Posolo's leg injury that will likely delay the Tuilagi Derby even further.
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In the second test in NZ. Cane was involved in a scuffle with an Irish player. There was sledging, which is normal. Unfortunately I believe a ref mic picked it up and because NZ lost the sledge went viral. Hardly POMs doing. I don't recall any issue with Sexton, are you making that up?
So Ioane's calling the Irish captain a cnut after the final whistle, him gesturing at the Irish crowd and Retallick doing same to POM appears to over one sledge? I think it was more to do with NZ losing the series.
But while the actions are disrespectful to Ireland they demean NZ and their legacy. Ireland are the up and coming team, played some great rugby for years and in the tournament. Went down to NZ in what some people call one of teh classic knock out matches. What do NZ do? They mock them. It just sullies their own standards of humilty and respect. So be it.
Go to commentsWas probably hoping for sympathy. But its coming over as narcissistic
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