Injured France skipper uncertain of Six Nations comeback

INJURED France captain, Fabien Pelous, is in the dark about whether he will play in this year’s RBS Six Nations Championship.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2007 - 00:00
Pirate Irwin

The Toulouse lock has been out of action since sustaining an ankle injury in a Heineken Cup match against Llanelli Scarlets on December 16.

He was initially expected to return by the start of the Six Nations, but delays in his recovery meant he was ruled out of the first two games of the tournament, against Italy and Ireland.

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