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Gio Aplon, medical joker of Gervais Cordin

  • Gio Aplon
  • Gervais Cordin

The Springboks will make his come-back for the end of the season

Gio Aplon will return to the Stade des Alpes! The international full-back has agreed to play the end of the season for the FCG, including the of Pro D2 post-season, after the injury sustained by Gervais Cordin against Carcassonne.

Gio Aplon arrived in Grenoble in 2014, from the Stormers. He played 62 games with the "Rouge & Bleu" and scored 16 tries for the FCG. He had joined Japan's Toyota Verblitz, where he also shone under orders from Jake White and Maguro Sakana: 6 tries in 13 games.

In video, Gio Aplon said he was "very happy to be able to come back to help the FCG. My story with the club did not end as I would have liked. I want to help Grenoble to return to the place where I found it in 2014. I feel fit. I played a lot in Japan. I feel ready for the post season of Pro D2. It will give my best! "

Returned to Grenoble this weekend, he postulates a place in the group for the reception of Aurillac.