{"id":292037,"date":"2023-09-25T12:34:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292037"},"modified":"2023-09-25T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:34:40","slug":"antoine-dupont-will-meet-a-specialist-over-custom-made-face-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/rugby-union\/antoine-dupont-will-meet-a-specialist-over-custom-made-face-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Dupont will meet a specialist over custom-made face mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>France captain Antoine Dupont will meet a specialist about creating a custom-made face mask to allow him to return to the Rugby World Cup after fracturing his cheekbone<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>France captain Antoine Dupont underwent surgery for a fractured jaw this week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He sustained the injury in their 96-0 win over Namibia on Thursday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>France captain Antoine Dupont has an appointment with specialist about creating a face mask that may allow him to return for the World Cup quarter finals.<\/p>\n<p>The superstar scrum-half fractured his cheekbone on Thursday night and underwent surgery on Friday after spending the night in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in his Mail Sport column on Saturday, French coach Shaun Edwards revealed the No9 is targeting a comeback for the knockout stages of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>According to MIDI Olympique, Dupont will meet a consultant this week about moulding a protective mask to protect the fractured area.<\/p>\n<p>World Rugby guidelines state that players are not allowed to wear equipment more than 5mm thick to minimise the risk of injuring an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>However, the French management are exploring the option of customising a thin and malleable mask that would fall within the guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Dupont will miss France\u2019s next Pool A match against Italy but his side are already on track to win the group after their opening night victory over New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/09\/75755521-12557253-Antoine_Dupont_will_meet_with_a_specialist_to_help_design_a_prot-a-11_1695631857381.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Antoine Dupont will meet with a specialist to help design a protective face mask following his fractured jaw injury during France&#8217;s\u00a096-0 win over Namibia on Thursday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/09\/75755523-12557253-Antoine_Dupont_has_undergone_surgery_for_a_fractured_jaw_that_he-a-10_1695631180917.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old was taken off in the 46th minute after Johan Deysel saw red for head-to-head contact with the France star<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12557253\/France-captain-Antoine-Dupont-meet-specialist-custom-face-mask-allow-star-return-Rugby-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France captain Antoine Dupont will meet a specialist about creating a custom-made face mask to allow him to return to the Rugby World Cup after fracturing his cheekbone France captain Antoine Dupont underwent surgery for a fractured jaw this week He sustained&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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