France's Ntamack out of World Cup with knee injury

France fly-half Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of a home Rugby World Cup because of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

France, who are hosting the World Cup, play New Zealand in the opening game on 8 September at Stade de France.

Bordeaux Begles' Matthieu Jalibert will likely replace Ntamack as France's starting fly-half.

Ntamack limped off the field in the second half against Scotland and underwent a scan on his knee on Monday.

The 24-year-old was widely regarded to be one of the stars of this year's World Cup, having scored a match-winning solo-try against La Rochelle to help his club side Toulouse win the Top 14 title.

Ntamack featured for France at the 2019 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals before losing to Wales.

More to follow.

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