At only 30 years old, the French international of Racing 92 has been banned from continuing his career by the LNR’s medical commission. The center of the XV of France and Racing 92 Virimi Vakatawa is forced to stop his career as a rugby player at the age of 30 for medical reasons, the Top 14 club announced in a press release. his professional career as a rugby player in France”, indicated Racing 92, without giving more details. A press briefing will be organized on Tuesday noon in the presence of the player, the president of the Ile-de-France club, Jacky Lorenzettti, and the director of rugby, Laurent Travers. The coach of the XV of France, Fabien Galthié, will also be present according to RMC Sport. from France, victim of a cervical problem, classified as an absolute contraindication to the practice of rugby by the FFR. Successfully operated, he has since joined RC Toulon. “Particularly saddened by this terrible news, Racing 92 gives its full support to Virimi and immediately put in place all the arrangements to support its emblematic player as best as possible in these particularly difficult times. difficult.”The center, who arrived at Racing 92 in 2009, at the age of 17, has spent his entire career with the Ile-de-France club (145 games played, 49 tries scored), with the exception of a parenthesis of three seasons dedicated to the France rugby 7s team. In 2016, the player of Fijian origin honors his first selection with the XV of France. After missing the Six Nations Tournament, he started with the Blues last July during the tour in Japan.