Sign in

Marconnet ruled out of Six Nations

FRANCE prop Sylvain Marconnet has been ruled out of the rest of the RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering a serious injury while on a skiing holiday.

Marconnet ruled out of Six Nations

Tue, 06 Mar, 2007 - 00:00

Pirate Irwin, Paris

The Stade Francais front-row forward, who has 71 caps for Les Bleus, sustained a double fracture of the shinbone and fibula and could be out for around four months.

Pieter De Villiers comes in for Marconnet, while Sale Sharks number eight Sebastien Chabal makes his return in place of Elvis Vermeulen.

more courts articles

Graham Linehan court case

Father Ted creator Linehan arrives at court for trans activist harassment trial

Graham Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator Linehan to face trial over alleged harassment of trans woman

judge gavel on a blue wooden background

Englishman who failed to pay compensation to victim of West Cork assault sent to prison

More in this section

Eimear Corri-Fallon 4/9/2025

Black Ferns win feeding Irish belief ahead of World Cup showdown

Clayton McMillan 2/9/2025

Munster name first team of the season — in fact, two teams — for trip to Gloucester

RUGBYU-EUR-CUP-LA ROCHELLE-LEINSTER

S Ronan O'Gara: A new start, but any other coach would have been sacked by now

Courts Rugby Place: Twickenham Place: Adams Park Person: Marconnet Person: Sylvain Marconnet Person: Pieter De Villiers Person: Sebastien Chabal Person: Elvis Vermeulen Person: Chabal Person: Sebastien Bruno Person: Raphael Ibanez Person: Benoit August Person: Pascal Papé Person: Gregory Lamboley Person: Cedric Heymans Person: Aurelien Rougerie Person: Martin Corry Person: Phil Vickery Person: Jonny Wilkinson Person: Corry Person: Brian Ashton Person: Andy Robinson Person: Vickery Person: Jason Robinson Person: Robinson Person: David Strettle Person: Ashton Person: O. Milloud Person: N. Mas Person: P. De Villiers Person: R. Ibanez Person: S. Bruno Person: L. Nallet Person: P. Pape Person: J. Thion Person: S. Betsen Person: J. Bonnaire Person: I. Harinordoquy Person: S. Chabal Person: Sale Person: P. Mignoni Person: D Yachvili Person: D. Skrela Person: L. Beauxis Person: Y. Jauzion Person: D. Marty Person: C. Heymans Person: C. Dominici Person: V. Clerc Person: C. Poitrenaud Person: K Morgan Person: M Jones Person: T Shanklin Person: J Hook Person: S Williams Person: S Jones Person: D Peel Person: G Jenkins Person: M Rees Person: C Horsman Person: I Gough Person: A-W Jones Person: A Popham Person: M Williams Person: R Jones Person: R Thomas Person: D Jones Person: A Jones Person: B Cockbain Person: J Thomas Person: M Phillips Person: G Thomas Event: Nations Event: RBS 6 Nations Championship Event: Six Nations Event: Guinness Premiership Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: Les Bleus Organisation: Sale Sharks Organisation: Wales Organisation: Sale Organisation: Toulouse Organisation: France Organisation: England Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Wasps Organisation: Bristol Organisation: Rugby Football Union Organisation: Premier Rugby Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Dublin Organisation: Harlequins Organisation: Bourgoin Organisation: Perpignan Organisation: Castres Organisation: Biarritz Organisation: Clermont-Auvergne Organisation: Italy Organisation: Rome Organisation: Dragons Organisation: Scarlets Organisation: Cardiff Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Worcester Organisation: Cardiff Blues

<p>BRIGHTON ROCK: Head Coach Scott Bemand.</p>

Aoife Wafer absent again as Ireland name team to take on world champions

Sport

Newsletter

Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers. and reporters

Sport

Newsletter

Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers. and reporters

IE_logo_newsletters

Select your favourite newsletters and get the best of Irish Examiner delivered to your inbox

© Examiner Echo Group Limited