[Sport] Rugby: Antoine Dupont authorized to train with the Blues six days before the quarter-final

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Rugby: Antoine Dupont authorized to train with the Blues six days before the quarter-final
Injured in the jaw, Antoine Dupont took a new step on Monday on the road to returning to the Blues. Authorized to resume contact rugby, he will participate in training with his teammates who are preparing for their quarter-final against South Africa. It remains to be seen whether he will make the squad for this crucial match.

The scrum half and captain of the XV of France Antoine Dupont, operated on September 22 for a broken jaw, was authorized, Monday, October 9, to resume collective training, less than a week before the quarter-final of the World Cup against South Africa.

“Following his medical examination planned today (Monday, editor’s note) with the surgeon who previously operated on him, Antoine Dupont obtained authorization to resume rugby training from today,” announced the French Rugby Federation. (FFR), without providing any clue on his participation in next Sunday's match against the reigning world champions.

Antoine Dupont (26 years old, 51 caps) had an appointment in Toulouse with Professor Frédéric Lauwers, specialist in maxillofacial surgery, for a medical examination which promised to be crucial.

Victim of a violent shock during the large group stage victory over Namibia (96-0) in Marseille on September 21, the captain of the Blues was operated on the next day at the Purpan hospital in Toulouse, before returning Barely 10 days later its partners, for a “progressive” individual recovery phase.

https://www.france24.com/fr/sports/20231009-rugby-antoine-dupont-autorisé-à-s-entraîner-avec-les-bleus-à-six-jours-du-quart-de-finale