Surprise and discomfort in France: Romain Ntamack will not be able to play against Italy

France will continue with an extremely important decline for its February 23 party against Italy in Romecorresponding to the third date of Six nations. All rugby in Disney+.

The thing is Romain ntamackwho had been expelled in the debut against Welsh For a dangerous Tackle to Ben Thomasit fulfilled a three -week sanction, reduced to two after completing the Head Contact Process (HCP) protocol. However, the Disciplinary Commission has decided to maintain its suspension, preventing it from playing against Azzurra.

What happened? Initially, The French Rugby Federation (FFR) was confident that Ntamack could meet its second week in the top 14 match between Clermont and Toulousesince there are no international meetings this weekend. That is why the Opening was not included in the list of 19 protected players, which prevents certain names from being summoned for their clubs.

But the disciplinary commission did not recognize this system of protected players applied in France internally and considered that, as a premium player, Ntamack He should not be released to be available to his club. Local media say that this interpretation surprised the French leaders themselves, who hoped to have 10 against Italy.

An official statement is expected in the next few hours, but the decision is already clear: the team conducted by Fabien galléwhich comes from falling 26-25 with Englandyou must face the Gonzalo Quesada in Rome Without its star opening.