Antoine Dupont sank to one knee and covered his face with his hand as the disappointment of France’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal loss to South Africa in Paris sank in. This was supposed to be his night with the script written perfectly for the captain to lead his side into the semifinals on home soil.
France’s Antoine Dupont reacts after his side lost to South Africa after the end of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa won the game 29-28. France’s head coach Fabien Galthie consoles Antoine Dupont at the end of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Instead, Les Tricolores lost by one point — 29-28 — and the world’s best scrumhalf was unable to summon enough magic to make the difference. In fact, his performance became rather sloppy after a bright start.from surgery for a broken cheekbone sustained in a game against Namibia 3 1/2 weeks ago, and wore a scrum cap on his surgeon’s advice.
Two minutes later, Dupont picked the ball up off the back of a monster maul and fed right winger Damian Penaud, who passed inside to give prop Cyril Baille an easy try. Minutes later, Penaud dropped a pass from Dupont near the left corner.He failed to cover center Damian de Allende’s run leading to South Africa’s second try.
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