The misfortunes of some… Injured against Namibia, Antoine Dupont should be out of the next matches (the entire competition?). The French captain is expected to be unavailable for the quarter-finals in three weeks.
In the quarter-final, the Blues could face the Springboks. However, the reigning world champions do not want to rejoice in Antoine Dupont’s injury. “No matter our opponent in the quarter-final, we only think about tomorrow’s match (against Ireland), warns Mzwandile Stick, three-quarter coaches. Dupont is one of the best players in the world, it’s a shame for the French to lose a player of his caliber. We hope he recovers quickly, we send him all our support. But we don’t think about our opponent in the quarter-final.”