Captain returns only three weeks after breaking cheekboneSouth Africa opt for Libbok at fly-half over Pollard
France captain Antoine Dupont returns to the starting XV for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final clash with South Africa just over three weeks after suffering a broken cheekbone that jeopardised his involvement in the tournament.
The 2021 world player of the year was injured after a head-on-head tackle from Namibia’s captain, Johan Deysel, in Les Bleus’ third pool match in Marseille on 21 September, and sat out the match against Italy last Friday.
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