As the French XV prepares for its shock against South Africa on Saturday evening at the Stade de France, Antoine Dupont is present with his teammates in Marcoussis.
The XV of France is in battle order. The Blues are preparing for their first test match in November, which will take place on Saturday evening against South Africa. A shock against the best team in the world, which is both revenge for the World Cup quarter-final lost two years ago, and important preparation for the next World Cup in 2027.
Thanks to the terms of the agreement between the FFR and the Top 14, Fabien Galthié was able to summon 42 players to prepare for the meeting. But in reality, the Blues are a little more numerous than that, notably with the presence of a certain Antoine Dupont.
Seriously injured in the knee, the captain of the XV of France has not played since March. His return to competition is approaching, but is not planned for immediately. If Dupont is in Marcoussis, it is because Stade Toulousain, due to the Top 14 break, is on vacation. Rather than staying alone in Haute-Garonne, the scrum-half joined the Blues to continue his rehabilitation and physical upgrading under the eye of Fabien Galthié’s staff.
Antoine Dupont is not alone
Of course, there is no question that Dupont will play one of the Blues’ three test matches this month. “There is also no question of him participating in high-intensity training while he is still in remission from his cruciate ligament rupture,
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Moreover, Dupont is not the only player in this case. According to Le Parisien, pillar Uini Atonio, who had thigh surgery and was absent until around the end of December, also came to work on his physical fitness with the Blues.
