Dupont goes under the knife
France skipper Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on his facial fracture, which may boost his chances of further participating at this year’s World Cup.
France skipper Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on his facial fracture, which may boost his chances of further participating at this year’s World Cup.
Antoine Dupont is reportedly seeing a specialist for the extent of his facial fracture, but it is “touch and go” whether the France captain returns before the end of the World Cup.
France star Antoine Dupont may have suffered a broken jaw in a high tackle during the World Cup thrashing of Namibia in Marseille on Thursday night.
Damian Penaud scored a hat-trick of tries as World Cup hosts France thrashed Namibia in Marseille on Thursday, but Antoine Dupont went off injured after a high tackle.
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Cyril Baille and Jonathan Danty make their comeback from injuries after being named in the France 23 to face Namibia in their third World Cup match in Marseille on Thursday.
Fabien Galthie has scrapped the romantic brand of rugby employed by France teams of old, and taken a leaf out of the Springboks and Rassie Erasmus’ playbook, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Hosts France needed Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s late try to make sure of a hard-earned victory against a Uruguay side that was determined to cause an upset on Thursday evening.
France were made to sweat for a hard-fought victory against minnows Uruguay in Lille on Thursday night.
Anthony Jelonch insists he is fit after being named France captain for this week’s World Cup game with Uruguay less than seven months after suffering a serious knee injury.