Dupont masked up against Boks?
Antoine Dupont is set to meet a specialist over designing a mask that would allow him to play for France in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Dupont back for World Cup quarters?
France defence guru Shaun Edwards says he would be “very surprised” if Antoine Dupont is not back for the World Cup quarter-finals after the scrumhalf’s surgery.
Dupont goes under the knife
France skipper Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on his facial fracture, which may boost his chances of further participating at this year’s World Cup.
Fingers crossed for Dupont and France
Antoine Dupont is reportedly seeing a specialist for the extent of his facial fracture, but it is “touch and go” whether the France captain returns before the end of the World Cup.
Dupont out of World Cup?
France star Antoine Dupont may have suffered a broken jaw in a high tackle during the World Cup thrashing of Namibia in Marseille on Thursday night.
France rout Namibia, but Dupont in doubt
Damian Penaud scored a hat-trick of tries as World Cup hosts France thrashed Namibia in Marseille on Thursday, but Antoine Dupont went off injured after a high tackle.
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France recall big guns
Cyril Baille and Jonathan Danty make their comeback from injuries after being named in the France 23 to face Namibia in their third World Cup match in Marseille on Thursday.
Les Bleus copy Bok ‘poetry’
Fabien Galthie has scrapped the romantic brand of rugby employed by France teams of old, and taken a leaf out of the Springboks and Rassie Erasmus’ playbook, writes MARK KEOHANE.
France sweat it against fired-up Uruguay
Hosts France needed Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s late try to make sure of a hard-earned victory against a Uruguay side that was determined to cause an upset on Thursday evening.
