PARIS : South Africa will play their own game and not make plans around the potential of France captain Antoine Dupont starting in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday, says Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.Dupont has resumed training after surgery on a facial fracture sustained during a
Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool A - France v Italy - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - October 6, 2023 France's Antoine Dupont before the match REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS : South Africa will play their own game and not make plans around the potential of France captain Antoine Dupont starting in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday, says Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.
"He’s a great player and he gives the team a lot of confidence. But it doesn’t affect us he if plays or doesn’t," De Klerk told reporters on Monday. "As a team we can go back to our traditional way of doing things if needs be, but we have also added additional plays to our game which we can bank on," he said.Assistant coach Deon Davids said France are favourites despite South Africa’s world champion tag.
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