{"id":39692,"date":"2025-03-11T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=39692"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:02:50","slug":"when-will-antoine-dupont-be-fit-rugby-union-france-six-nations-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/when-will-antoine-dupont-be-fit-rugby-union-france-six-nations-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will Antoine Dupont Be Fit Again? 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Rupture of the cruciate ligaments. This is the beginning of a new challenge, I\u2019ll see you in a few months on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dupont hobbled off with help from French medical staff about 30 minutes into Saturday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Le coeur est encore plus douloureux que le genou au moment de devoir abandonner les copains avant la derni\u00e8re marche. Je suis fier de ce que nous avons accompli hier et de toutes mes forces avec vous, vous allez le faire.<br \/>Rupture des ligaments crois\u00e9s. C\u2019est le d\u00e9but d\u2019un nouveau\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shQK4PSLsk\">pic.twitter.com\/shQK4PSLsk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde7 (@Dupont9A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dupont9A\/status\/1898727048568267031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He had gone down holding his knee after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ireland-vs-france-rugby-stats-ahead-of-six-nations-title-decider-in-dublin\/\">Ireland<\/a> second row Tadhg Beirne&#8217;s clearout landed on Dupont&#8217;s leg during a ruck.<\/p>\n<p>Despite French protests, referee Angus Gardner did not review the incident with the TMO, believing Dupont&#8217;s injury to be an unfortunate accident.<\/p>\n<p>This angered French coach Fabien Galthie, who later called the incident\u00a0\u201creprehensible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Galthie added: \u201cWe are angry and we want an explanation; so, we have cited two players [Beirne and Calvin Nash].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby did not believe there was any deliberate foul play.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI think it\u2019s just a rugby incident. Tadhg cleans out someone in front of Antoine Dupont and he gets hit off the back of it. It happens, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>When Will Antoine Dupont Be Fit?<\/h2>\n<p>Dupont&#8217;s injury is a particularly nasty one. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is on of two thick ligaments (along with the posterior cruciate ligament) that crisscross inside the knee joint.<\/p>\n<p>The ACL provides support and stability to the knee while running, jumping, landing and changing direction.<\/p>\n<p>With a complete rupture, as in Dupont&#8217;s case, the ligament will need to be repaired and reattached surgically.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, recovery usually takes anywhere from 6-12 months.<\/p>\n<p>This will rule Dupont out of the rest of the season, including France&#8217;s summer test series in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>He will also most likely be out for the rest of 2025. This means he won&#8217;t play a part in club side Toulouse&#8217;s defence of the European Champions Cup.<\/p>\n<p>At best, Dupont might be fit again some time after the start of next season in the autumn.<\/p>\n<p>But more conservative estimates would mean he will not play again until next year&#8217;s Six Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French captain has confirmed via social media that he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Ireland &#8211; but when will Antoine Dupont be fit again? Regarded throughout the rugby world as the best player on the planet, Antoine Dupont is said by some to be the greatest player of all time. 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