France cautious over Dupont return
France’s team doctor Bruno Boussagol said they will take an “intelligent” approach to captain Antoine Dupont’s return to full training before this weekend’s World Cup quarter-final.
France’s team doctor Bruno Boussagol said they will take an “intelligent” approach to captain Antoine Dupont’s return to full training before this weekend’s World Cup quarter-final.
France captain Antoine Dupont moved a significant step closer to playing against the Springboks in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final.
The Springboks have indicated that they would be more than happy to see Antoine Dupont back on the field for France in their World Cup quarter-final on Sunday.
France have made just two changes to their starting lineup for their final Pool A match against Italy in Lyon on Friday.
Antoine Dupont will be assessed by the surgeon who operated on his fractured cheekbone before staff decide if he can return for a possible World Cup quarter-final.
Antoine Dupont looks ready for action after the France captain rejoined the World Cup hosts’ squad following surgery on a fractured cheekbone a week ago.
France captain Antoine Dupont has rejoined the World Cup hosts’ squad a week after undergoing surgery on a fractured cheekbone, the French federation have announced.
The latest update on France captain Antoine Dupont is “reassuring”, according to team doctor Bruno Boussagol, who said he hoped for a “quick return” to World Cup action for the talismanic scrumhalf.
France forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday he had “no doubt” that emblematic captain Antoine Dupont could return from injury in time for the World Cup playoffs.
Namibia’s Johan Deysel has been suspended for at least five matches for the brutal tackle on Antoine Dupont that resulted in the France captain suffering a fractured cheekbone.