“I’ll be back soon, I promise“. Will Skelton is determined to come back stronger than ever. The Stade Rochelais colossus announced on Wednesday that his season was over. He has ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury picked up in La Rochelle’s most recent match against Bayonne in San Sebastián.

“Season over. Thank you for all your messages. See you next year“, Skelton wrote on Instagram. Far from spared by injury this season, the Australia international (33, 32 caps) has played only seven matches for La Rochelle.

Above all, he joins a long list of injured players (Danty, Bourgarit, Niniashvili, Botia, Daunivucu, Boudehent, and more). L’Equipe reported that 38 players have been through the treatment room this season, out of 50 used.