Unchallenged domination of France in the event of a world title?
Vice-world rugby champion in 1987, the former third row of the French XV Éric Champ is very optimistic for the future of the Blues.
For him, a world title for Fabien Galthié’s men could usher in a long period of French domination of world rugby.
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Dupont could play with a helmet against South Africa
Authorized to resume rugby training after obtaining the green light from his surgeon, Antoine Dupont could wear a helmet rather than a mask if he plays in the quarter-final against South Africa on Sunday.
>> We tell you more here
It’s over for the press briefing
The Blues will meet this Monday afternoon for training.
On Matthieu Jalibert
LBB: “He replaces Romain very well. He is one of the key positions to win a match, to trigger good situations. He is used to playing matches like that, I don’t think he puts pressure on himself, as often, he will respond.”
On Dupont
LBB: “We spent the whole week with him, he seemed pretty good. We haven’t seen him yet today.”
Bielle-Biarrey on the muscular opposition against the Boks
“We know that it will be a physical match. On the wings, they have less strong builds but who move quickly. We will have to play quickly and be very precise.”
Boudehent on his exit from the concussion protocol and the exit from connected mouthguards
“All the initiatives taken, there are no bad ones concerning the health of the players. I find the desire to try, will the connected mouthguard be useful? I don’t know.”
What to remember from the weekend off?
LBB: “As a family, it allows us to get out of our bubble and rest. I had the opportunity to return to my training club, we can feel all the enthusiasm.”
On the quarter-final against the Boks, world champions
Boudehent: “We all agree that it’s special. It’s an honor to be in the 33 and apply. That’s why we’re here, we knew we had a chance to see them again, we can’t wait, we all want to be there. It will be a huge event, there’s a lot of excitement.”
On Dupont
LBB: “We are all very happy that he is coming back to training. The whole group hopes so, even if there are other solutions for this position.”
On the pressure that builds before the quarter
Boudehent: “No to the extent that we are in our bubble. The staff and management ensure that we are protected from that. We are impervious, we continue our adventure.”
On South Africa
LBB: “They are a very physical team, with a match with a lot of intensity. It will be a big fight.
Boudehent: it was one of the hardest matches to play.”
It’s over for Bruno Boussagol
Now room for Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Paul Boudehent
Boussagol on the decision to play Dupont
“My part is health. Antoine is a player who is one of the 33 selected to play in the World Cup. The coach will take the time to discuss with Antoine and see if he is able to play this match.”
Boussagol on Dupont’s post-operation
“I am not a doctor, I am an osteopathic physiotherapist. There is a medical secret that must be kept. On this date, ossification is taking place normally. If there was a problem, we would not have set a deadline . It was not possible to make Antoine take a risk to bring him back more quickly.”
Boussagol on Dupont pain management
“It was part of our work, there was a care part and we worked on reducing the edema. All the elements have been treated, he has no particular pain. We follow him on a daily basis and we will be very careful. There is no specific treatment.”
Boussagol on a possible helmet for Dupont
“Wearing a helmet was mentioned. We are working on it, he has tested this type of protection. He needs to be able to train with it. He needs to tolerate it, not be embarrassed to a visual and auditory point of view.
Boussagol relaunched on Dupont and the danger of contacts
“All these elements are analyzed. The person best able to judge his return to the field is his surgeon. We must encourage Antoine to be in the best possible conditions. We must be at his side so that he can apply in the best possible conditions. conditions. A reflection will be shared.”
Boussagol on Marchand
“If he stayed in the group, it was because there was a chance to see him again before the end. We would have liked to announce his return this week but that is not possible. We have a strategy regarding as the group progresses, the players are available. We have only one injured out of the 33, we are working with him to bring him back and we hope next week at the latest.”
Boussagol sur Dupont
“Everything went very quickly since he had no after-effects after his trauma. The prerequisite was the surgeon’s agreement. We will continue to work with him so that he is in the right mood before the coach’s decision. Last week everything was moderate. Now he’s with the group.
Contacts will be made quickly. We have three days to test it and see its reaction before the composition. We are in contact with him on a daily basis, so far so good. This afternoon during clarity training, he will be accompanied by a physical trainer. Tomorrow, he will be available to the coaches to do like the others.”
“Unlikely” to see Marchand against the Boks, Dupont will resume rugby training this Monday
“After Italy, there were no physical glitches, just the usual ailments. Dupont made his visit this morning. The green light was given, he resumed the rugby game this afternoon.
Julien Marchand continues his preparation. He is unlikely to be in the group for the quarter-final.
Paul Willemse is ready and waiting with Montpellier.”
The Blues press conference to follow at 2 p.m.
Health manager Bruno Boussagol will be accompanied by Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Paul Boudehent.
Green light for Antoine Dupont to resume rugby
“Following his medical visit planned today with the surgeon who previously operated on him, Antoine Dupont obtained authorization to resume rugby training today,” the French Rugby Federation said on Monday.
>> All the information on the recovery of Antoine Dupont
The Boks “hope Dupont will be there
As for the South Africans, the Blues’ next opponents, we hope that the Toulouse native will be present. “In the World Cup, the best countries and the best players in the world compete. We hope he will be there so that we can all benefit from one of the best players in the world,” replied Daan Human, the coach -assistant to the reigning world champions. We will never concentrate on a single player, but on a system and a collective. Concentrating on a single player is the best way to be fooled by the one behind him him. We’re going to stay true to our system and what we’ve always done.”
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Decisive day for Antoine Dupont this Monday
The scrum half of the XV of France Antoine Dupont, operated on September 22 for a maxillo-zygomatic fracture, will know on Monday if his surgeon authorizes him to play again, less than a week before the quarter-final of the World Cup that the Blues will play Sunday against the South Africans.
Dupont (26 years old, 51 caps) has an appointment during the day in Toulouse with Professor Frédéric Lauwers, a specialist in maxillofacial surgery, for a crucial medical examination.
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 ten days later his partners, for an individual recovery phase.
On Monday, he will see Professor Lauwers again who will tell him whether he authorizes him to resume contact rugby, and therefore training for the French XV.
>> More info here
The quarter-final schedule
Wales-Argentina, October 14 in Marseille (5 p.m.)
Ireland – New Zealand, October 14 in Saint-Denis (9 p.m.)
England – Fiji, October 15 in Marseille (5 p.m.)
France-South Africa, October 15 in Saint-Denis (9 p.m.)
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