The head coach of the French national rugby team, Fabien Galthie, has announced that Captain Antoine Dupont will be starting in their quarter-final match against South Africa at the Rugby World Cup. This comes after Dupont’s recovery from a broken cheekbone sustained three weeks ago, which required surgery. He returned to full training earlier this week.
The French team lineup for the match is as follows:
15-Thomas Ramos, 14-Damian Penaud, 13-Gael Fickou, 12-Jonathan Danty, 11-Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10-Matthieu Jalibert, 9-Antoine Dupont (Captain), 8-Gregory Alldritt, 7-Charles Ollivon, 6-Anthony Jelonch, 5-Thibaud Flament, 4-Cameron Woki, 3-Uini Atonio, 2-Peato Mauvaka, 1-Cyril Baille.
The replacements for the match are as follows:
16-Pierre Bourgarit, 17-Reda Wardi, 18-Dorian Aldegheri, 19-Romain Taofifenua, 20-Francois Cros, 21-Sekou Macalou, 22-Maxime Lucu, 23-Yoram Moefana.
The announcement was made by Julien Pretot and the article was edited by Alex Richardson.