Ten days after his broken jaw, Antoine Dupont is doing as well as possible. If he finally joined his teammates in Aix-en-Provence, Sunday, in the night, it is however too early to predict when the captain of the XV of France will be able to lead his troop on the field again. For the last match of the group stage, Friday night, in Lyon, against Italy, it is impossible. For the potential quarter-final against South Africa, defending champions, on Sunday, October 15 at the Stade de France, hope exists. But the health manager of the Blues is working to moderate it: "We can not yet ask this question, replies Bruno Boussagol. Antoine has so much to validate between now and then..."
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