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| Michalak ruled out of Six Nations | |
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| France fly-half Frederic Michalak will miss the Six Nations after rupturing an interior ligament in his right knee. | |
| Michalak, who had only just returned from two months out, suffered the injury in Toulouse's domestic league win over Bourgoin last Friday. | |
| The player will now undergo surgery on Friday, which will leave him sidelined for at least four months. | |
| Meanwhile, France captain Fabien Pelous will miss Saturday's Test against New Zealand with a rib injury. | Meanwhile, France captain Fabien Pelous will miss Saturday's Test against New Zealand with a rib injury. |
| The 32-year-old lock, who would have earned a record-equalling 111th French cap in the Stade de France clash, picked up the injury in Saturday's 47-3 defeat to the All Blacks. | |
| Pelous will be replaced in the 22-man squad by uncapped Clermont Auvergne player Loic Jacquet, who is likely to be on the bench with Lionel Nallet promoted to the starting line-up. | |
| Wasps hooker Raphael Ibanez is set to take over the captain's armband. |