Rugby World Cup LIVE: Operation in sight in Toulouse for Antoine Dupont?… The Blues in the hope of “good news”…

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If you suffer, we suffer, Antoine. — Daniel Cole/AP/SIPA Update Show highlights only

THE ESSENTIAL

• After the face-to-face demonstration, Namibia, Thursday, we will share with you all the reactions of the French players.
• The main concern remains the state of health of the player. by Antoine Dupont, released just after half-time after a shock at the goal. the head.
• We will also closely monitor the Argentina-Samoa pre-match, with the Pumas backs to the wall after their inaugural defeat against the English.

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12:23 p.m.: Three days of rest for the Blues

After the face-to-face demonstration, Namibia, which must be fed up with getting into trouble in the future. Each World Cup, the French staff has granted three days of rest for the players, before preparing for the match against Italy, which will take place on October 10. “ In the calendar, we have two weeks without a match, with three days of rest for players and staff. The players will spend some time with their loved ones, it will do them good. We have two weeks to accompany them and discuss. Antoine stays with us, we will be together all the time. We will do as with the previous injuries, hoping that the surgeon's opinion is positive. »

12:05 p.m.: To return to last night's match, from a slightly more sporting point of view, Nicolas Camus asked himself: if it wasn't a charade. It's up to you read during your lunch break.

11:51 a.m.: Laurent Labit also gave his feeling on the understudies of Antoine Dupont àgrave; the melee, in case (which will probably be the case), the Toulouse player misses one or more matches.

“ Lucu lining? No, not complicated (in our mind), we have three days of recovery, then we have two weeks to prepare for the Italy match. We are going to do what we do every time, define the best team for this match, in our strategy in relation to the game. what we want to do. IF Baptiste (Couilloud) has the profile, we know that Max (Lucu) is a very good finisher. Perhaps a formula that we will use. Or the opposite. »

11:34 a.m.: I especially remember the captivated look in his eyes. of the kid. Superb.

Ce plan. Le réalisateur savait. pic.twitter.com/mFjLA9UzU9

— Ovale Masqué (@OvaleMasque) September 22, 2023

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11:30 a.m.: Antoine Dupont's morale in everything?

Response from Laurent Labit, the coach of the Blues attack: “ We imagine, when something like this happens, that he has considered the worst, I think, until the first exams. Fabien Galthié went actually see it in person the hospital. Today, he is especially waiting for a lot of meetings with specialties to find out what he has, what he can do or not do, what can be considered, what week he could return to training. We'll give ourselves two or three days to find out. »

11:19 a.m.: False controversy for me

False controversy for me. If you didn't play Dupont, and the other starters, there would have been almost a month without a match. It was impossible to lose the rhythm. And, knowing that you have training to do so, high intensity, the serious injury can also happen to any time. There, it's really the fault of no luck.

was lelecteur_b0f783e4a43ff98ca2c2cb really essential for a match with such imbalance? Should we not have preserve it for a little more serious matches? à too much of wanting to be smart, çà risk of paying… 11:11 a.m.: To digest it a little, we advise you to watch this video. We met the All Blacks and they were asked how was their stay in France

11:02 a.m.: Poor Johan Deysel, who injured unintentionally Antoine Dupont, receives a wave of hatred online.

10:55 a.m.: According to “Midi Olympique”, Antoine Dupont will go to consult a surgeon at the hospital. Toulouse.

The Blues scrum half will leave the Marseille hospital in which he has been since last night to go to Toulouse. Toulouse. In « his » city, he will consult « Professor Frédéric Lauwers, with a view, perhaps, to an operation», explains le Midol.

10:47 a.m.: Present at a press conference this morning, Laurent Labit gave a little more details on the next few days related to Dupont's injury.

“ We're worried, the evening was so bad. difficult for us, indicates the assistant coach of the Blues. We don't want to think too much about what could happen. We will seek the advice of a specialist surgeon. which will tell us what the duration of unavailability is. exact from Antoine. We will wait 48 hours. We still have hope that Antoine will continue the adventure with us. We will give ourselves time, give ourselves 2-3 days to get the specialist's opinion. To find out what is going on, what can be done. It will be Antoine and the surgeon who will make the decision. For us, Antoine has not finished yet. the competition today. We have three days ahead of us, we hope for good news.”

10:39 a.m.: Otherwise, to return to of sportsmanship, the Wallabies gave their starting XV which will face Wales.

With big changes, notably to; the hinge, where the highly criticized No. 10 Carter Gordon; since the start of the competition, because it was drawn, was put on the bench. “ Ben Donaldson brings composure to the game “this position”, indicated Dan Palmer, one of coach Eddie Jones' assistants, during a press conference this week. When Donaldson was repositioned in the No. 10 position during the game against Fiji, Australia, fairly harmless until then, was much more dangerous, close to snatching an unexpected draw. p>

The experience Andrew Kellaway, 24 caps, not selected in the group during the first two matches, takes the back place in the Wallabies' starting XV. The third row Rob Leota, also a substitute at the start of the tournament, is started. à the place of Fraser McReight as flanker. Hooker David Porecki remains captain in the absence of injured Will Skelton. on the calf and still unavailable.

Line-up of the Australian XV against Wales: Kellaway – Nawaqanitawase, Petaia, Kerevi, Koroibete – Donaldson (o), McDermott (m) – T. Hooper, Valetini, Leota – Arnold, Frost – Slipper, Porecki (cap. ), Bell.

Replacements: Faessler, Schoupp, Fa'amausili, Philip, McReight, White, Gordon, Vunivalu

10:26 a.m.: We're a bit like Christophe Urios today

La France entière après la blessure d'Antoine Dupont#FRANAM pic.twitter.com/ZCDZMCEvwy

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10:19 a.m.: Third big audience in a row for the Blues

Like the first two, France's third match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Thursday evening against Namibia (96-0), was difficult. an audience success by attracting 10.7 million viewers to France 2, according to figures from Médiamétrie published Friday. The match achieved an audience share of 47.6%. This means that almost half of the people who were in front of the television at home. at that moment looked at him.

The opening match, on September 8 against New Zealand, brought together 15.4 million viewers (64.5% audience share) and the second match, September 14 against Uruguay, 11.8 million viewers (52.7 % audience share), both times on TF1.

10:17 a.m.: Speaking of the seriously injured, we had a visit from Romain Ntamack last night at the Vélodrome. And to think that it's the entire backbone of the Blues which is on its side today, I want to curl up into a ball and cry in a corner.

🫶✨ Un supporter un peu particulier est avec nous ce soir ! ❤️ @RomainNtamack #UnisPourUnRêve #FRAvNAM #RWC2023 pic.twitter.com/VBpPTRSvqX

— France Rugby (@FranceRugby) September 21, 2023

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10:12 a.m.: Obviously alternatives exist, but if Dupont plays almost every match in its entirety, there is a reason. I love Lucu (I'm a UBB supporter), but he's more into management than creation. Couilloud has this creative profile, but he lacks guarantees in defense, when a Dupont can tackle second lines without problems. We are not defeatist, but we are in pain.KyKylarce serious low-level defeatism…”How can I tell you that playing the Boks or Ireland without Toto in the quarter, we should not not even seeing the half.”Couilloud made a great entry yesterday. (OK it was only Namibia but still) Lucu is a great player too. So yes it will (would) be difficult. But it would have been anyway. With or without Dupont. So stop playing the bird of ill omen. And in any case, wait until we have official information before complaining. 10:10 a.m.: The next 48 decisive hours

We will still have to wait two days for Antoine Dupont's hematoma to resolve and a final assessment to be carried out. (personally, I'm already on my way to Lourdes so that a miracle happens and we see Toto again in the quarter-finals with a mask, like Harinordoquy.

Vous inquiétez pas, même avec une pommette pétée on doit pouvoir lui faire un masque à la Harinordoquy à Dupont. pic.twitter.com/77W32f2IZz

— Pyody (@pyody63) September 21, 2023

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10:00 a.m.: Six weeks of absence for Dupont?

“ The news is worrying given the delays linked to world Cup. He passed a rather calm night. There are two fractures identified on Antoine Dupont's first MRI last night. The key is to know if we consider whether it is the average person, the average patient… This is not the case [with Antoine]. The six weeks which should be immediately pronounced in this case can be reviewed once the surgeons have decided. »

09h56: Maxillo-zygomatic fracture for Antoine Dupont

“ Antoine Dupont, the captain of the XV of France, suffered a maxillo-zygomatic fracture. Specialized surgical advice was requested to precisely define the duration of unavailability. Antoine Dupont remains with the France group », communicates the XV of France

09h40: Another injured; of the evening, Paul Boudehent went out on concussion protocol after a big tackle, just after entering the game. in play.

But Fabien Galthié preferred ironically in the press conference after the match: « Paul Boudehent, you saw, he came in, he came out, he played like a table football, he said. But he's fine, he took a cape, a selection. I'm trying to joke because we still won. »

09:22: To understand a little the state in which everyone finds themselves this morning, go read this little paper from our special envoys, written late in the night in Marseille.

09h14: According to Matthieu Lartot, the journalist and commentator for France 2, there will be no operations, but a return would only be considered for the semi-finals. .. How can I tell you that playing the Boks or Ireland without Toto in the quarter, we shouldn't even see the half.

Les nouvelles ne seraient pas bonnes pour Antoine comme on pouvait le craindre…
Il s’agirait d’une fracture. L’opération ne serait pas envisagée mais retour espéré au mieux en 1/2.
La fête a un goût très amer ce soir #FRAvNAM

— Matthieu Lartot (@lartot) September 21, 2023

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09:00: Hello all, children of the homeland

The day after the Blues match, the day after victory, how could we not be happier? Well, no, France didn't sleep well, it's to blame; the injury of Antoine Dupont, affected; in the face. Fracture, crack, we should know more during the day. So, this Friday, we're going to look back at everything that happened. that night, the reactions, the boo-boos, the anecdotes. We are also going to prepare the little Argentina-Samoa of families, where gentleness will not be there. And we will follow all the news of this World Cup, obviously, you are used to it.