As the end of November approaches, Antoine Dupont’s return to competition is not scheduled.
So Antoine Dupont, when is it? Seriously injured in the knee last March in Ireland, the captain of the French XV is not yet ready to return to competition. From the start, there has been talk of a return at the end of the year for the scrum-half, knowing well that the Blues’ series of test matches in November was not an option.
If Stade Toulousain travels to Montauban this Saturday, it will still be without Dupont, whose “comeback” is not on the agenda. “ Antoine has been back training for several weeks now with us, he feels good. Afterwards, his return to competition is not yet on the table, we will have to wait a little bit.” summed up Virgile Lacombe, the assistant coach of the French champions, in comments relayed by AFP.
Antoine Dupont made a trip to Marcoussis in recent weeks to continue the physical work with the staff of the XV of France. With his club, he has resumed collective training, with contact. It’s a good sign, but it’s still too early to play competitively again, obviously.
Antoine Dupont, prudence
“ We are on schedule, he feels good,
assures Virgile Lacombe. Today, it’s a good thing to see him training with us and having fun again on the pitch. I think he missed it. We will be patient now for the real return to competition. »
For Dupont, the goal is not for him to play again as soon as possible. The idea is to do things as best as possible, so that the player is fully recovered. “What drives us is not the rugby deadlines, it is the medical part and its ability to take the steps in relation to what the medical center asks of us. »
