Six Nations Rugby: Double injury blow for France

France’s Xavier Garbajosa and Thibault Privat have pulled out of their side’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations clash against England on Saturday with thigh and knee injuries, respectively.

France’s Xavier Garbajosa and Thibault Privat have pulled out of their side’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations clash against England on Saturday with thigh and knee injuries, respectively.

Garbajosa, who is Toulouse’s winger, had had a painful thigh since Saturday and underwent further medical examinations last night in Paris which revealed he would not be able to take his place at the Stade de France.

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