During a press conference this Tuesday, September 26, the coach of the France team, William Servat, gave news of Antoine Dupont injured against Namibia.
Last Thursday, September 21, while he played a high-level match against Namibia at the Stade Vélodrome (score 96-0 for the XV of France), Anthony Dupont was the victim of a head-to-head tackle from Johan Deysel, the captain of the Namibian team. Consequence: Antoine Dupont had to come out with an injury. He suffered from a maxillo-zygomatic fracture for which he had to undergo an operation. This bad news had the effect of an earthquake among the supporters of the French team and the many fans of Antoine Dupont nicknamed “Toto”.
An imminent return for Antoine Dupont
But according to the latest news, Antoine Dupont seems to have regained color. According to the words of the coach of the French team, William Servat: “Antoine is doing very well, the operation went very well. He is obviously resting. He will be back for training on Sunday. Friday and Saturday being days of rest, he will have time to return within this time frame.” he declared at a press conference this Tuesday, September 26. “Antoine will resume training at his own pace. There is a real desire for him to return as quickly as possible. It is obviously impossible to plan anything until we have the medical green light, but it seems that he could apply very quickly for the French team.”, he added. Reassured by the state of health of Antoine Dupont, William Servat prefers not to rush things with the return of the 26-year-old player: “I don’t necessarily have doubts about his ability to play in the quarter-final, it’s more the match against Italy that concerns me. It would seem reasonable to me to wait a little bit.” he encourages.
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Recovery for Antoine Dupont, sanction for his opponent Johan Deysel
If the news is good about Antoine Dupont, it is on the other hand much less encouraging for the captain of Namibia, Johan Deysel. Despite his 32nd birthday on September 26, the disciplinary committee imposed a six-match suspension on the player. “The player admitted his fault and that it deserved a red card”, explained the body in a press release published that same day. An incident he would probably prefer to forget.
