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Super Rugby Pacific: Virimi Vakatawa joins Fijian Drua

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Virimi Vakatawa, 33, was released from his French contract there years ago because of medical reasons and joined the Drua off-season training late last year.

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Virimi Vakatawa, former French international (32 selections), joins the Fijian Drua for the Super Rugby season. After a ban in France for a cardiac anomaly, he intends to bring his experience...

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Declared unfit for the practice of rugby in France due to a cardiac anomaly, Virimi Vakatawa, 32 selections with Les Bleus, will restart his career abroad.

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The former French international Virimi Vakatawa (33 years old; 31 selections) has found a club, which was forbidden to play in France after having been diagnosed with an evolutionary cardiac pathology in 2022. He will...

Usually, when a player is freed by his selection, his club can enjoy it and line up during the weekend game in the championship. By learning Thursday that Tevita Tatafu (23 years old) was on the list of fourteen players unreserved by Fabien Galthie to continue the preparation of the first Blues' rendezvous in the 6 Nations 2026 Tournament, next Thursday at the Stade de France against Ireland, Grégory Patat had thus flaired the right shot.

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Sports.fr broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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