{"id":106095,"date":"2026-01-30T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/uini-atonio-france-prop-retires-due-to-heart-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:53:00","slug":"uini-atonio-france-prop-retires-due-to-heart-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/rugby\/uini-atonio-france-prop-retires-due-to-heart-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Uini Atonio: France Prop Retires Due to Heart Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2019%2F0930%2Fr605792_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThe pillar of France, Uini Atonio, retires from rugby.\n\nThe rugby world is shocked after the news that French prop Uini Atonio is retiring from the sport due to a heart problem. The 35-year-old player, currently in stable condition, was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac event.\n\nLa Rochelle, his team in the Top 14, confirmed the news, reporting that Atonio remains in intensive care. The news comes just before the start of the Six Nations tournament, where Atonio had been called up to represent France.\n\nThe official statement from La Rochelle revealed details about Atonio&#8217;s situation:\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Uini Atonio was admitted yesterday to the La Rochelle Hospital Center following a suspected cardiac problem. Medical examinations confirmed a cardiac event. His condition is now stable and he remains in intensive care under observation. Following his hospitalization, Uini will have to undergo a long recovery period. It is now established that he will not be able to continue his career as a player.&#8221;<\/p><cite>La Rochelle Statement<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe club also expressed its unconditional support for the player and his family, highlighting the special place that Atonio holds in the club&#8217;s history.\n\nAtonio, born in New Zealand, joined La Rochelle in 2011 and played more than 300 matches for the French club. He became a French citizen by residency and made his debut with the national team in 2014. Throughout his international career, he earned 68 caps for France, contributing to the victory in two Six Nations championships, including a Grand Slam in 2022.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pillar of France, Uini Atonio, retires from rugby. The rugby world is shocked after the news that French prop Uini Atonio is retiring from the sport due to a heart problem. The 35-year-old player, currently in stable condition, was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac event. La Rochelle, his team in the Top 14, confirmed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[11640,684,203,11641],"class_list":{"0":"post-106095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-rugby","7":"tag-cardiac-event","8":"tag-france","9":"tag-rugby","10":"tag-uini-atonio"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}