If everyone is wondering when Antoine Dupont will return, we will also have to wonder how. Because if a return three weeks after a maxillo-zygomatic fracture is already a small miracle, the captain of the XV of France could be forced to wear a mask, the nature of which is however debated.
Will we see Antoine Dupont come back masked on October 14 or 15, to lead France to the last four of the World Cup? This is one of the scenarios considered since his injury. The staff of XV of France would like a rigid mask to ensure total protection of the player, but the regulations World Rugby restricts the thickness and choice of materials to be used.
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“In Antoine’s case, the mask wouldn’t change much”
During an interview given to Parisian this Wednesday, the president of the French Rugby Federation could not escape questions concerning this mask. “ Before talking about mask or not mask, the decision belongs to the doctor ” has explained Florian Grill. « From what I understand in Antoine’s case, the mask would not change much, except perhaps psychologically if he wanted to wear it ».
“There have always been injuries in rugby”
« Let’s take things in order: the subject is first of all to know if the surgeon believes that Antoine can play or not » continued the president of the FFRbefore ruling out the possibility of seeing this injuryAntoine Dupont have negative repercussions on rugby. “ There have always been injuries in rugby. It’s a gaming accident as can happen. If the question is: was it better for Antoine Dupont not to get injured, the answer is yes, of course. But we cannot eliminate the risk of injury 100%, in any sport for that matter. ».
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