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Antoine Dupont's chances of playing in France's quarter-final clash against defending champions South Africa at the World Cup were given a massive boost when he was cleared to resume rugby training on Monday.
PARIS : All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick said avoiding an early exit from the World Cup would be just as important a motivation as avenging last year's home test series loss to Ireland when they meet Andy Farrell's top-ranked team on Saturday.
LYON, France : Maxime Lucu passed his test against Italy with flying colours as Les Bleus stormed into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, and his association with flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert proved lethal in the absence of Antoine Dupont.
LYON, France : Antoine Dupont is likely to be in top form for France's quarter-final at the Rugby World Cup if he gets approval to play from the surgeon who operated on his broken cheekbone, assistant coach Karim Ghezal said.
LYON, France : France coach Fabien Galthie declared himself satisfied with Friday's 60-7 drubbing of Italy to move into the knockout stages as Pool A winners but said the next test on their World Cup journey would be as hard as they come.
LYON, France : Italy had hoped to at least make up for their disastrous 96-17 defeat by New Zealand when they faced France in their last game at the Rugby World Cup, instead they suffered their worst ever loss to their neighbours as they were thrashed 60-7 on Friday.
LYON, France : France's Matthieu Jalibert produced the magic as the hosts punched their ticket for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals by crushing Italy 60-7 on Friday despite the absence of Antoine Dupont.
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett says his side are eager to gain revenge after the pain of their home series loss to Ireland in the summer of 2022.