{"id":292623,"date":"2023-09-30T09:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292623"},"modified":"2023-09-30T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:37:09","slug":"antoine-dupont-returns-to-france-world-cup-squad-after-cheekbone-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/rugby-union\/antoine-dupont-returns-to-france-world-cup-squad-after-cheekbone-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Dupont returns to France World Cup squad after cheekbone surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Dupont is returning to the France World Cup squad <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>Antoine Dupont is returning to the France World Cup squad after the captain underwent surgery on a broken cheekbone, the French federation said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The mercurial scrumhalf has been cleared to resume physical activity, the federation said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the post-surgery medical check-up that took place yesterday, Antoine has been cleared to resume progressive physical activity,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThis activity will take place under the supervision of the French national team\u2019s medical staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dupont underwent surgery last week and the French camp is hoping he will be able to play in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Oct. 14 or 15, likely against defending champions South Africa, although no decision has been made yet.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/21\/09\/AFP_33VQ4BQ.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/26\/08\/newFile-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/SEI172697279.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>He will miss France\u2019s final Pool A game against Italy on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dupont\u2019s injury, sustained in last week\u2019s record 96-0 win over Namibia, put another massive dent in French hopes of winning a first world title after the loss of flyhalf Romain Ntamack.<\/p>\n<p>Maxime Lucu or Baptiste Couilloud will deputise at scrumhalf for Les Bleus\u2019 game against Italy, who were hammered 96-17 by New Zealand on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>France lead Pool A with 13 points, with second-placed New Zealand on 10, ahead of Italy on points difference.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/antoine-dupont-france-rugby-world-cup-b2421476.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Dupont is returning to the France World Cup squad Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292622,"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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