France captain Antoine Dupont sustained a facial fracture in the record 96-0 victory over Namibia, but has not yet been ruled out of the World Cup, the French federation announced Friday.
"Specialised surgical advice was requested to assess how long he will be unavailable for," added the federation.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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