TOULOUSE, France (AP) — France superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont is set to return for Toulouse in the Top 14 this weekend after more than eight months on the sidelines due to a serious knee injury.

Dupont, regarded by many as the world’s best player, has not featured since rupturing cruciate ligaments in his right knee during a win over Ireland in the Six Nations in March.

However, the 29-year-old Dupont is expected to make his comeback on Saturday when Toulouse takes on Racing 92.

Forwards coach Jean Bouilhou said Dupont was “a different kind of player” who immediately found his footing again.

“He’s such a talented, top-level player with a sort of authority over the game,” Bouilhou told reporters. "We’ve found the Antoine we had left. I think he quickly regains his sensations. I th

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