Antoine Dupont injured: “France can say goodbye to its hopes,” predicted the New Zealand press
From dream to doubt while France – in anxiety. After being involved in a violent clash with Namibian Johan Diessel, the Blues captain was forced to leave the field at the Velodrome.
Since then, France has been holding its breath. This Friday morning, the Blues staff spoke about the injury of their player, who suffers from a “fracture of the upper zygomatic jaw.” Even if he remains with the group for the time being, awaiting the results of other tests, the duration of the absence is not yet known but could be several weeks.
A harsh blow for the player and the French national team – who was denied just before the tournament by Romain Ntamack (left knee) – which is also being talked about in the four corners of the Oval. The information made headlines in specialized newspapers.
“France's chances of winning the World Cup were significantly reduced after analysis revealed that captain Antoine Dupont suffered a facial fracture during a 96-0 win over Namibia,” reports Rugby Australia. Hadeer. “Painful waiting,” says the British daily newspaper Telegraph From the first lines of the match report.
Aside from the sadness of seeing one of the World Cup's most glamorous players leave the competition, newspapers are wondering about the Blues' chances of reaching the Holy Grail – their first world title – without their master playing. . “It is no exaggeration to say that the World Cup as a whole will be ruined by a serious injury to Dupont,” who is the “tournament leader” due to his status as the best player in the world, the Telegraph believes..
Irish media The Irish Times For his part, he specified that the Blues' number 9 “must miss at least France's final match in Group A against Italy on October 6” and may miss the Giants' quarter-final match against South Africa, the defending champion, or… world number one. Ireland.
“France can say goodbye to their Rugby World Cup hopes without Antoine Dupont,” New Zealand media asserted. Things. He added: “The loss of DuPont represents a blow to France to the extent that it may face difficulties against Italy in its last group match in two weeks, a match that could have repercussions.” [au classement] “For all black people,” Stuff continues.