XV from France: Who will replace Antoine Dupont during his absence?
The press conference organized by the French XV staff every day after the match mainly revolved around Antoine Dupont’s injury on Friday morning. Victim of a head-on collision with Namibian midfielder Johan Diessel at the start of the second half This Thursday evening in MarseilleThe Blues players and the team captain were forced to leave the field prematurely, before heading to the hospital, where he was still present on Friday morning.
The first examinations conducted revealed the presence of a “fracture of the zygomatic upper jaw,” as the French Rugby Federation announced on Friday morning.
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A decision will be made within 72 hours, after further examinations and specialist advice, to definitively determine Antoine Dupont’s future at this World Cup.
While waiting to find out whether the Toulouse player will be able to return during the final stages of the World Cup, what options are available to the staff today to replace the starting half of the squad during his absence? Laurent Labette, Fabien Galtier’s deputy, responded on Friday morning, during the press conference: “At the moment, we will not plan too quickly for what could happen.”
Will Baptiste Seren be called up?
In addition to Antoine Dupont, the Tricolores retained two other halves in the group of 33: Bordillo Piglet Maxime Loco (age 30, 17 caps), substitute against the Lions and starter against Uruguay, and Leon-Baptiste Quellaud (age 26, 14 caps ), and participated in the match against Uruguay and the Namibians.
Laurent Labette (15th from France): “Antoine (Dupont) did not finish the competition”
Which one will start against Italy in two weeks in the Blues’ final group stage match? Will the French squad decide to include Maxime Loko and Mathieu Jalibert, who used to play together at the club? “We will go into this match with our best team,” said Laurent Labette. Baptiste Couelod had a very good start yesterday (this Thursday, with a try). It’s been in good shape for a while. Max (loco) He has been with us for a very long time.” He added:
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“We will see depending on our strategy in terms of what we want to do in this match if Baptiste has the character to start. We know that Max, when Antoine (Dupont) is present, is a very good striker. This could be the formula we use. We could also start Max and put Baptiste on the bench. We’ll think about it and take the time to take a closer look at the Italians (Who will challenge the New Zealanders next week, editor’s note)“.
Finally, in case there is bad news regarding Antoine Dupont, the Blues could call up Baptiste Serin (29 years old). The Touloni team, which was selected in a group of 42 players preparing for the World Cup, was one of the nine “failures”. With nearly forty selections under his belt, he will present himself as the more experienced half of the group…
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