France centre optimistic after sustaining knee ligament injury

France centre Gael Fickou is hopeful he will be fully fit again in two months after injuring knee ligaments on Saturday.

The 21-year-old hurt his left knee in a collision with France colleague Mathieu Bastareaud during Toulouse's 34-24 Top 14 victory over Toulon.

However, scans have shown that Fickou - a star performer in France's Six Nations loss to England last weekend - will not require an operation.

He is quoted by L'Equipe as saying: "This is reassuring. I should be able to play again in two months."

The French Rugby Federation offered their support to the player on Sunday, tweeting: "We wish a speedy recovery to @FickouG!"

Fickou will now focus on regaining full fitness ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup, which starts on September 18.