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Published yesterday at 5:01 p.m., Updated yesterday at 7:28 p.m.
Antoine Dupont during an individual training session, at the OL stadium in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, on October 4. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP
DECRYPTION – Injured on September 21, the captain of the Blues obtained medical authorization to return to the field.
Green light. Professor Frédéric Lauwers, who operated on Antoine Dupont for his fractured right cheekbone on September 22, gave his authorization Monday morning. The captain of the Blues can resume collective training. And with contacts. A recovery which allows the XV of France to imagine approaching the telluric quarter-final against South Africa, Sunday evening, at the Stade de France, with its game leader. The verdict was hardly in doubt. In recent days, the scrum-half has appeared more and more at ease during his individual sessions. Cycling and rowing, then weight training and sprints, and even kicking, catching high balls.
The Toulouse man was in good shape, and it showed. “Antoine was in good spirits these last few days, confirmed Monday the health manager of the XV of France, Bruno Boussagol. Without any after-effects of his trauma, he was able to gain strength with the physical trainers.” And to reveal that Dupont had “already done…
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