France star Dupont 'has suspected broken jaw': coach Galthie
France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont may have broken his jaw in a high tackle that forced him off the pitch in the 96-0 World Cup thrashing of Namibia on Thursday, coach Fabien Galthie said.
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Dupont’s facial injury mars France’s 14-try romp against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
MARSEILLE, France: A serious-looking facial injury to captain Antoine Dupont took the gloss off France’s highest ever score, a 96-0 romp against hapless Namibia at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday.
France's 96-0 win over Namibia overshadowed by facial injury for captain Dupont
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.
France 'extremely concerned' over Dupont facial injury
France are sweating on the condition of captain Antoine Dupont after the mercurial scrumhalf suffered a suspected jaw fracture during the hosts' record 96-0 victory against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup.
France thrash Namibia 96-0, but Dupont injured in high tackle
Damian Penaud scored a hat-trick of tries as France thrashed Namibia 96-0 in a World Cup Pool A match in Marseille on Thursday, but star scrum-half Antoine Dupont went off injured after a high tackle.
Fabien Galthié, the perfectionist masterminding France's Rugby World Cup tilt
Since Galthié took over as head coach in 2020, the mercurial French have cast aside their reputation for inconsistency, amassing an impressive tally of 33 wins out of 41 games, including a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2022.
Baille and Danty return from injury to start for France
France coach Fabien Galthie has recalled his premium players for their third Pool A match against Namibia on Thursday, as Les Bleus look to pick up momentum after a see-saw start to their Rugby World Cup campaign.
Galthie’s ‘nervous’ France survive ‘uncomfortable’ Uruguay challenge
LILLE, France: France head coach Fabien Galthie said Uruguay had made the Rugby World Cup hosts “uncomfortable” in Thursday’s 27-12 win in Lille.