France – Namibia – Info Midol. Big suspicion of fracture of the orbital floor for Dupont, its compromised Mondial?

Terrible news in perspective for Antoine Dupont and the XV of France. According to our information, the captain of the Blues suffers from a fracture of the orbital floor, after being hit in the right cheekbone. Having left to make a diagnosis at the private hospital in Aix-en-Provence, the Toulouse resident should be absent for several weeks. A comeback would be hoped for in the semi-final, or even the quarter-finals.

In the 46th minute of the France – Namibia match, Antoine Dupont was hit in the head by Johan Deysel. The two men collided but the captain of the Blues remained on the ground before returning to the locker room with a scarred face.

Dupont after Ntamack

Antoine Dupont’s injury comes almost a month after that of Romain Ntamack. As a reminder, the opening half of the XV of France had ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee and had to withdraw from the World Cup. In the middle of a match where the Blues won against Scotland, Ntamack left his teammates. A month later, the other link in the hinge of the Blues and Stade Toulouse is therefore severely affected and could miss the rest of the World Cup.

After leaving the field, the captain went straight to carry out examinations at the private hospital in Aix-en-Provence. This injury has, in part, masked the resounding success of the XV of France against Namibia (96-0). The Blues have also signed the biggest victory in their history, in terms of points scored, and, to date, the biggest success of the World Cup, ahead of Ireland – Romania (82-8).