VIDEO. Rugby union: back after seven months of absence and a series of bereavements, Tuisova scores a try after 25 seconds with Racing 92

Josua Tuisova, de retour à la compétition après sept mois d'absence. MAXPPP – Pierre Teyssot

Le surpuissant ailier fidjien a fait parlé la poudre d'entrée. Mais il n'a pu empêcher la défaite du Racing 92 face à Bayonne.   

Barely back, already decisive. Josua Tuisova (30), absent for seven months due to a serious left knee injury contracted on October 15, 2023 against England, in the quarter-final of the World Cup, s  rsquo;is reminded of good memories of Racing 92, with whom he scored a try on Saturday against Bayonne (28-37 defeat) after only 25 seconds of play.

TUISOVA COMMENCE FORT 💥

Pour son premier match avec le @racing92, l’ailier fidjien marque un essai au bout de…25 secondes 🥶
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— CANAL+ Rugby (@CanalplusRugby) May 11, 2024

In a match where Racing 92 found itself at fourteen in the 15th minute after the red card collected by Sanconnie, Tuisova and her partners long suffered the law of the Basques, while finding the strength to stay at home. distance until the final whistle. But that wasn’t enough.

Loser return but symbolic victory

Exceptionally relocated to the Abbé-Deshamps stadium due to the Taylor Swift concert at Paris La Défense Arena, the Racingmen's usual lair, this 23rd day hurt the standings for the Ile-de-France residents. With an 11th defeat this season, they fall to 5th place, temporarily losing the opportunity for a play-off at home.

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A losing return for Tuisova but, after the double loss of her 7-year-old son and her mother during the World Cup in France, returning to the field – and scoring – is in itself a magnificent victory.