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The captain suffered a dangerous tackle from Namibian center Johan Deysel, excluded for this gesture, Thursday in Marseille during the 3rd match of the French XV in the World Cup.
The Vélodrome stadium held its breath. On an extremely strong tackle from Namibian center Johan Deysel in the 45th minute, Antoine Dupont was hit in the head and appeared stunned. And for good reason: on this uncontrolled gesture from his opponent, the Gersois suffered a head-to-head collision, during this match between France and Namibia, Thursday September 21 in Marseille.
Dupont left the stadium
The captain, author of two superb assists with his foot in the first act, was immediately replaced by Baptiste Couilloud, as part of a concussion protocol, then left the stadium a few minutes later to take exams. Johan Deysel, author of this dangerous tackle, received a yellow card transformed into red.
A possible prolonged absence of the scrum-half would obviously be a hard blow for the Blues, especially as another player, Paul Boudehent, also went out with concussion a few minutes later. The French XV will play its next match, its last in Group A, on October 6 against Italy.