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Harinordoquy out

Imanol-Harinordoquy
France have replaced injured number eight Imanol Harinordoquy with Julien Bonnaire for next week’s RBS 6 Nations match with Italy.

France have replaced injured number eight Imanol Harinordoquy with Julien Bonnaire for next week’s RBS 6 Nations match with Italy.

Harinordoquy will miss the rest of the tournament after being ruled out for three weeks with an ankle injury, so coach Marc Lievremont has recalled 29-year-old Bonnaire to the back row.

Harinordoquy picked up the injury while playing for Biarritz in their Top 14 clash with Bourgoin last weekend and his club had pulled him out of this weekend’s game with Stade Francais.

A scan showed a muscle tear, meaning a recall for Bonnaire, who has won 40 caps and has featured in all three of France’s games so far this year.