Dupont starts for France in World Cup quarter-final against South Africa

Captain returns only three weeks after breaking cheekbone South 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 ...