Tournament hosts France bowed out of the Rugby World Cup in agonising fashion after losing by a point to defending champions South Africa as the Stade de France hosted another epic quarter-final that hung in the balance until the very last moment. On a frenzied night when France’s talismanic captain Antoine Dupont made his much-hyped return following a broken cheekbone, Les Bleus were defeated 29-28 as the defiant Boks held on to set up a semi-final showdown with England. Following their exit, Dupont questioned the performance of the referee, Ben O’Keeffe, saying “I don’t want to be a bad loser and moan about the refereeing but I’m not sure the refereeing was up to the level of what was at stake today.”
Dupont upset with referee after France’s Rugby World Cup exit to South Africa
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