[Sport] Antoine Dupont, amazement

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Authorized to resume training normally by the surgeon who operated on his maxillo-zygomatic fracture, Antoine Dupont amazed the French staff.
He is back. On the sidelines for 17 days and his facial injury following a high tackle against Namibia, Antoine Dupont trained with the rest of the group this Monday. In the morning, the French captain had in fact received the green light from Professor Lauwers, who had operated on his maxillo-zygomatic fracture the day after the match against the Welwitshias.

The Toulouse scrum half wore the starting bib and everything indicates that the native of Lannemezan will start the clash against the Springboks. The French staff in any case seems reassured by the state of form displayed by Antoine Dupont. “What’s important is that he hasn’t lost weight. He was able to have yogurt and protein shakes the day after his injury, which was vital because he is very muscular and that muscle disintegrates if not nourished. He doesn’t have an ounce of fat on him,” explained Shaun Edwards, the coach of the French defense, in his column for the Daily Mail.

The coach is totally “convinced” that the captain of the Blues will hold his place against the Boks. Good news for the XV of France which will find its natural “leader” even if Shaun Edwards praised the performance of Maxime Lucu in the absence of the boss. “I give Maxime the title of defensive player of the week for his tackles and the way he took us out of our 22 against Italy on Friday night (60-7). We call it camp outings. He kicked with his right foot and left foot like Antoine does and his prize will be a bottle of Moët et Chandon champagne, he explained. I told the guys on Monday that when we pass the elimination phase, we will move on to Dom Pérignon.

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