Rugby-Vakatawa not allowed to play in France due to heart condition

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Nations Cup - Scotland v France - BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Britain - November 22, 2020 France's Virimi Vakatawa in action REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

PARIS (Reuters) - France centre Virimi Vakatawa is not allowed to continue playing in France because of a heart condition, his Top 14 club Racing 92 said on Tuesday.

Vakatawa is suffering from a condition likely to put him at risk playing high-intensity sports, said Racing doctor Sylvain Blanchard, a member of the French League's medical commission, adding that it was first detected in 2019.