The Fijian player had been lying on the pitch for a long time before being evacuated on a stretcher during the match against Racing 92 on Saturday.
A frightening moment on Saturday in the 52nd minute of the Top 14 match between Section Paloise and Racing 92, when Palois player Lekima Tagitagivalu suffered a neck injury and had to be evacuated on a stretcher with respiratory assistance.
On Sunday, the Béarnais club gave reassuring news about the 28-year-old Fijian second or third row. He was able to return home that evening, fears of whiplash having been allayed.
“Lekima Tagitagivalu was stretchered off with all the precautions necessary for a cervical sprain, and underwent reassuring tests at the Centre Hospitalier de Pau. He was able to return home in the evening and is doing well. Thank you for your many messages of support”.the Section’s X account reads.