PARIS. - While France is firmly in the grip of Antoine Dupont mania after the star halfback's availability lifted the country's mood from fine to frenzied ahead of Sunday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against the Springboks, the defending champions - for now - have steered clear of it.Dupont's facial fracture sustained against Namibia in the pool stage had the host nation on tenterhooks throughout his surgery period until he was pronounced available to play.
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