France lock Thibaud Flament will miss their opening Check of the 2026 Six Nations towards Eire with a purpose to attend his spouse’s fertility remedy appointment.
The 28-year-old, whose spouse has endometriosis, revealed the conflict and his resolution on Thursday, having been included in head coach Fabien Galthie’s 42-player squad earlier within the week.
Galthie had beforehand stated Flament would miss the Check towards Eire in Paris on Thursday, February 5 for “personal reasons.”
“You can’t control the date. The timing is based on the menstrual cycle of women, with a whole protocol around it,” Flament instructed L’Equipe.
“We realized initially of January that ART [assisted reproductive technology] falls in the identical week as Eire.
“Even if I saw this possibility coming, it’s not possible to do both, so I won’t play.”
Final 12 months, Flament recovered from harm to start out towards Italy, Eire and Scotland as France secured the 2025 Six Nations title.
He additionally began for Toulouse in June as they clinched the High 14 title – Flament’s fourth with the membership.
