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PARIS :Maxime Lucu will start at scrumhalf to deputize for Antoine Dupont as coach Fabien Galthie stuck with his premium side for France's final Rugby World Cup Pool A game, a knockout-style clash against Italy on Friday.
Antoine Dupont's recovery is going well and the France captain's condition will be assessed when he returns to the squad this weekend, Les Bleus' health manager said.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France: Antoine Dupont's recovery is going well and the France captain's condition will be assessed when he returns to the squad this weekend, Les Bleus' health manager said on Thursday (Sep 28).
France forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday he had "no doubt" that emblematic captain Antoine Dupont could return from injury in time for a potential Rugby World Cup quarter-final next month.
LYON : France will undoubtedly miss captain Antoine Dupont for as along as he is sidelined by a facial fracture but, centre Arthur Vincent said, have other players who can take up his leadership role at the World Cup.
France were sweating on the condition of captain Antoine Dupont after the mercurial scrum-half suffered a suspected jaw fracture during the hosts' record 96-0 victory against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday.
The Rugby World Cup's seventh highest score was marred by his game-ending injury, after he was in a head-on-head collision with Namibia captain Johan Deysel in the 45th minute. Deysel was yellow-carded for the dangerous upright hit while Dupont walked off in distress. He left Stade Velodrome immediately for hospital scans.
MARSEILLE, France: Magnificent France romped to their biggest-ever rugby victory when they ran in 14 tries, including a hat-trick for Damian Penaud, to crush Namibia 96-0 in a raucous Marseille Velodrome on Thursday (Sep 21) to keep their World Cup adventure rolling on.