France captain Thierry Dusautoir, sidelined with a knee injury, will miss Saturday's World Cup warm-up against England at the Stade de France, coach Philippe Saint-Andre revealed Monday.

The 33-year-old flanker, who sat out Saturday's 19-14 loss to the world Cup hosts at Twickenham, "will be at 100 percent on September 5" assured Saint-Andre, the date of France's final World Cup warm-up against Scotland.

Dusautoir suffered from severe bruising of the knee from training 10 days ago.

The World Cup begins on September 18 with the final on October 31 at Twickenham.
Source: AFP