2023-09-22 09:43:32
The whole of rugby France holds its breath. And Fabien Galthié does not escape national anxiety. In the 45th minute of play, the France-Namibia match, which was to be a simple step in the Blues’ journey in this World Cup, took a much more serious turn with the injury of captain Antoine Dupont, hit in the orbital floor after a head-to-head clash with the Namibian Johan Deysel.
Immediately transported to the Provence private hospital in Aix-en-Provence, the city where the French team settled on Monday, the player underwent examinations to determine the seriousness of his injury. Before receiving a visit during the night from the French coach, who arrived according to RMC at 2:30 a.m. before leaving at 3:30 a.m. The French scrum half then spent the night in hospital, says Olympic Midday.
His teammates marked at the Vélodrome
The player, whose concern was visible on his face as he left the field on Thursday evening, was also accompanied by his brother Clément and the president of Stade Toulouse Didier Lacroix. It is already certain that the scrum-half will definitely miss the match against Italy, the final group match, on Friday October 6, and the quarter-final on Saturday October 14 or Sunday October 15, probably against Ireland or South Africa.
Thursday evening, the staff gave themselves 48 hours to wait for the hematoma to resolve and to be able to establish a more precise diagnosis to determine the future of their captain in this competition. Despite the largest victory in the history of the XV of France (96-0), its partners were marked and worried in the bowels of the Vélodrome. And like everyone else, are now waiting to know more about the state of health of their partner and friend.
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