France's Skrela ruled out of World Cup

France fly-half David Skrela has joined England prop Andrew Sheridan in being ruled out of the Rugby World Cup with a shoulder injury.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011 - 08:25

France fly-half David Skrela has joined England prop Andrew Sheridan in being ruled out of the Rugby World Cup with a shoulder injury.

Skrela suffered the injury 11 minutes after coming on as a second-half replacement for Francois Trinh-Duc in France’s opening victory over Japan.

France coach Marc Lievremont has called the uncapped Toulouse fly-half Jean-Marc Doussain into the squad as Skrela’s replacement.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPerson: SkrelaPerson: David SkrelaPerson: Andrew SheridanPerson: Francois Trinh-DucPerson: Marc LievremontPerson: Jean-Marc DoussainEvent: World CupEvent: Rugby World CupOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: JapanOrganisation: Toulouse
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