By D.Re.
Published 56 minutes ago, Updated 25 minutes ago
Antoine Dupont will be able to resume intensive training with the Blues. BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS
The surgeon who operated on him authorized the scrum-half this Monday to resume training with the French XV in preparation for the quarter-final against South Africa on Sunday evening.
Antoine Dupont took another step towards participating in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup against South Africa on Sunday. This Monday morning, the 26-year-old player (51 caps), operated on September 22 for a maxillo-zygomatic fracture after the match against Namibia, received authorization from his surgeon to take part in team training of France.
The Toulouse player will therefore be able to take part in contact sessions with his teammates from the French XV. “Following his medical visit planned today with the surgeon who previously operated on him, Antoine Dupont obtained authorization to resume rugby training today.», indicated the French Rugby Federation.
The composition of the XV of France revealed on Friday
In recent days, the captain of the Blues has shown himself to be more and more enterprising during his physical sessions. Runs, sprints, but also passes and kicks. Waiting for the green light from the surgeon, several of his partners and members of the staff were also very confident in a return of their playing leader.
It now remains to be seen how Antoine Dupont will respond to the first contacts during training at Rueil-Malmaison. What will be his level of apprehension for example? Last question, will Fabien Galthié and his deputies throw him into the furious battle against the Springboks or will they trust Maxime Lucu to start in order to keep the Toulouse player on the bench as an quarter-final time? They have the whole week to decide, the team composition will not be officially revealed until Friday noon.
