Penaud replaces Dupont in the infirmary – Rugby

A D-4 World Cup quarter-final against Wales, the XV of France, if he saw Antoine Dupont relief with training, lost Damian Penaud, wounded and whose condition raises the anxiety of the tricolor staff.

In the ranks of this XV of France, this is not a scoop, the individualities able to tip an encounter to them all alone are rare, too rare, not to worry about seeing these exceptional players join the team. 'Infirmary. The Brunel Blues may have enjoyed 14 days without a match before their World Cup quarter-final against Wales, worries remain for the tricolor coach and his staff.

Even though the scrum half Antoine Dupont, handicapped for 3 weeks by back pain – persistent traces of low back pain – could participate this Wednesday in the collective training session of the day without feeling a priori the less discomfort, according to Infosport +, it is the other best French player of the first phase who missed the call.

The winger Damian Penaud, undisputed holder, has suffered since Sunday pubis and is obviously not able to train normally only 4 days of the match against the Welsh Sunday in Oita (9:15). The sports channel reports that the Clermontois, because he was not able to satisfy a test concocted by the physical trainer Nicolas Jeanjean, will have to submit to a battery of tests to determine the exact nature of his injury and especially the duration of the unavailability thus caused. With the risk of a possible new fixed price; we even mention Teddy Thomas, the winger of Racing 92, as a potential substitute.