France have 'no doubt' injured captain Dupont could return for Rugby World Cup quarter-final

Rugby-Recovering Dupont on course for France’s World Cup quarter-final

(Reuters) - Antoine Dupont's recovery from surgery on a broken cheekbone is going very well and it may not be too long before the France scrumhalf is back on pitch, assistant coach William Servat said, raising hopes he could return in time for the quarter-finals. The captain will return to the squad on Sunday, though he will not take part in their last Pool A game against Italy on Oct. 6. But there is growing optimism in the French camp that…

Only ten days after his surgery, the captain of the XV of France will return and should even apply for the possible quarterfinal of the competition.

The staff of the XV of France, through William Servat, announced that they had “few doubts” about the return of its captain for the quarterfinals, just three weeks after his cheekbone fracture. His return to the competition seems certain but questions remain.

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France expect Antoine Dupont back for potential Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Springboks

France have 'no doubt' injured captain Dupont could return for Rugby World Cup quarter-final

France forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday he had "no doubt" that emblematic captain Antoine Dupont could return from injury in time for a potential Rugby World Cup quarter-final next month.