In Aix-en-Provence
The forwards coach of the French XV, William Servat, mentioned the case of Antoine Dupont, seriously injured in the face against Namibia. According to the former international hooker, number 9 and captain of the Blues, should quickly apply for a return to Blue.
“He is doing very well. The operation went very well. He is logically resting. He will return to training on Sunday, he said at a press conference on Tuesday. He will resume at his own pace. We want him to come back in the best possible case. But we will discuss with him, take into account the latest medical recommendations and wait for the green light from the surgeon. But it seems that he will apply very quickly to the match sheets of the XV of France.
William Servat then added: “I don’t have too many doubts about Antoine’s ability to return for the quarter-final (a priori against South Africa, beaten last Saturday by Ireland at the Stade de France) . Today I’m wondering more about the Italy match (October 6 in Lyon). But it is reasonable to wait a little.”
The captain and scrum half of the Blues, operated on Friday for a maxillo-zygomatic fracture after an injury against Namibia (96-0). He left in the 46th minute of the easily won match against Namibia on Thursday in Marseille (96-0), after being hit violently on the head by Namibian center and captain Johan Deysel, suspended for five weeks on Tuesday.