Rugby World Cup 2023 – Official: Antoine Dupont suffers from a maxillo-zygomatic fracture, surgical advice has been requested

Antoine Dupont, like the rest of France, is fixed. Released in the 46th minute of play following head to head contact with le Namibian Johan Deysel, the scrum-half knows the nature of his injury. This is a maxillo-zygomatic fracture. Its duration of unavailability is not yet officially known, and a specialist surgical opinion has been requested to define it.

It’s a huge blow that falls on the heads of the Blues. With such an injury, the French captain is already out of the match against Italy and could miss the rest of the competition. He remains for the moment with the France group, awaiting information on the duration of his unavailability, therefore.

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A hinge to review

For the French team It’s a terrible twist of fate. After losing Romain Ntamack during preparation, victim of a rupture of the cruciate ligament in his left knee, it is once again an executive who should be missing with the injury of his friend at the hinge, in club as in selection . The French XV has not been spared from injuries in recent weeks. Paul Willemse also withdrew from the World Cup. Jonathan Danty missed the first two World Cup matches, like Cyril Baille. Julien Marchand, was injured against the All Blacks and has not played again since, although he is still in the France squad. Paul Boudehent, too, was injured against the Namibians after being knocked out in a tackle.