Dupont underwent surgery on facial injury, will return to squad
PARIS : France captain Antoine Dupont underwent surgery on a facial injury and will return to the Rugby World Cup squad to recover, the French federation (FFR) said on Saturday.
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France captain Dupont underwent surgery on facial injury, will return to Rugby World Cup squad
The FFR did not say how long Dupont would be unavailable.
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