The 2021 world player of the year underwent surgery after going off injured following a head-on-head tackle from Namibia captain Johan Deysel in Les Bleus’ third pool match in Marseille on September 2
1, leaving the host nation fretting about their talisman’s availability for the remainder of the competition
“It was quite progressive,” he said of his return to play “I started low-intensity running and went up and up – and the same with contact I started in the middle of last week “I have the surgeon’s approval Nothing was forced We have all been working for four years to get to this stage so not to play with the handbrake on is the main thingDupont has been experimenting with various forms of facial protection since his injury and he confirmed on Friday that he would wear a scrum cap against South Africa
“We need to be ready to suffer We have high goals We know it will be very hard and if we’re not ready for that, then I don’t think we’re ready for where we want to get to”“We treated the subject in a very relaxed way,” he said “We were comfortable because we had some time and never pushed things We took things step by step Antoine has had time to recuperate”France have not lost on home soil since Scotland defeated them in a Six Nations match behind closed doors two-and-a-half years ago Galthie...
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