Antoine Dupont leaves the field after a high hit from Namibia’s Johan Deysel. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)
France forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday he had “no doubt” that emblematic captain Antoine Dupont could return from injury in time for a potential Rugby World Cup quarter-final next month.
Scrum-half Dupont underwent surgery last week after suffering a fractured cheekbone in Thursday’s victory over Namibia, putting hosts Les Bleus on the verge of the knock-out stages on the weekend of October 14-15.
France’s next game is against Italy on October 7 when a vict
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