Virimi Vakatawa ends his career for “a heart anomaly”

Virimi Vakatawa ends his career for “a heart anomaly”


French international Virimi Vakatawa is banned from continuing his career as a professional rugby player in France for "cardiological reasons".

The center of the XV of France and Racing 92 Virimi Vakatawa must put an end to his career as a professional rugby player, at the age of 30, for "a heart abnormality“Scalable, said the Top 14 club on Tuesday.

"He must stop his career in France for cardiological reasons (...) A cardiac anomaly had been detected before the World Cup-2019 in Japan. This anomaly, which is not linked to rugby, has been monitored but it is an evolving pathology“Said Racing 92 doctor Sylvain Blanchard at a press conference.

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