Rugby: Gilchrist suspended for the rest of the Six Nations Tournament

Scottish second row Grant Gilchrist, sent off against France on Matchday 3 of the Six Nations Tournament, has been suspended for the rest of the competition, event organizers announced on Monday. a three-week suspension, which will therefore see him miss the receptions of Ireland (March 12) and Italy (March 18). The Scottish second line had received a red card at the start of the match during the victory of the Blues at the Stade de France (32-21) on February 26 for inflicting a shoulder blow in the face of Anthony Jelonch. The third tricolor line then left the field to carry out a concussion protocol before being definitively replaced at the 15th minute, injured knee, victim of a rupture of the cruciate ligaments.