We saw him smiling, despite his still marked cheekbone, chatting before the match between French and Italians, Friday evening in Lyon, with his teammate in Toulouse Ange Capuozzo. Antoine Dupont was also entitled to a standing ovation from Parc OL, when the cameras focused on him. But, in a suit and tie, the captain of the Blues had to stamp his feet in the stands of the Lyon stadium.
Having been forced to stop since his cheekbone injury against Namibia on September 21, the scrum-half resumed training, without contact, with the group at the start of the week. What happens next is up to his surgeon to decide. Antoine Dupont has a meeting with him on Monday, to find out if he will be able to play in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup.
Karim Ghezal, the coach in charge of the conquest, assured this Saturday that the Toulouse native was “in great shape”, reports Le Figaro. “His physical qualities are impressive. He worked well, doing a lot of races, a lot of speed, his strong points. Physically, Antoine has not lost much despite his two weeks off. » All that remains is the surgeon’s approval to resume training with contact.