Facial injury may end French skipper Antoine Dupont's Rugby World Cup
Namibia's Johan Deysel was sent off for the high tackle on scrum-half Dupont which came when when the host nation were winning 54-0.
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00:00 Antoine Dupont, France's captain and star player, may be out of the Rugby World Cup
00:06 after sustaining a facial fracture during his team's 96-0 thrashing of Namibia.
00:12 The African side's Johan Deisel was red-carded for the challenge that left the scrum half
00:16 writhing on the floor.
00:18 France's doctors have confirmed he suffered a broken facial bone, but can't say when he'll
00:22 be able to play again, though it seems certain he'll miss the next few games.
00:26 Dupont is considered by many to be the world's best player.
00:30 His loss would be a huge blow to French hopes of winning the tournament on home soil.
00:35 [SHOUTING]
00:38 (whooshing)