The huge black spot of a hitherto perfect evening. While the French XV was quietly leading against Namibia after returning from the locker room (final score 96-0), its captain Antoine Dupont had to leave the pitch at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille in the 44th minute. Victim of a violent head-to-head collision with the Namibian Johan Deysel, expelled after viewing the video, the Stade Toulousain scrum half, who would have shed a few tears in the corridors, was quickly transported to hospital to undergo tests. exams.
“To be precise, there is a suspicion of a crack or fracture on the jaw,” reacted the French coach Fabien Galthié immediately, raising fears of the worst, namely a premature end to the World Cup for the Blues star.
