'No strategy to protect Antoine': Grizzled Boks sternest test for French World Cup ambitions
The winner of the quarter-final at the Stade de France on Sunday will take on either England or Fiji in the semi-finals.
For the winners, a place in the semi-finals and an enticing tie against either a misfiring England or a Fiji side that would be stepping into unknown territory.It would be the bitterest of pills for the French, not just the players but the public who have muscled in behind Fabien Galthie's team since he took over after a disappointing 2019 World Cup.
Some have questioned the abrasive scrum-half's quick recovery after his surgeon allowed him to resume contact training this week but the French management was playing it cool.
Dupont's return will inevitably be a boost to the side which is unbeaten on home soil since he was named skipper in November 2021. "There's no specific strategy to protect Antoine in particular," said France flanker Charles Ollivon."We will give everything to take them on."
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