At the end of the Vancouver tournament, Antoine Dupont was invited to react to the draw of the French XV against Italy in Lille (13-13). The usual captain of the Blues was obviously disappointed with the result, and hopes for a better end to the Tournament.
Who imagined for a single moment that Antoine Dupont had missed the meeting between France and Italy? Obviously the usual captain of the French XV watched the third match of the Blues in this 2024 Tournament from Vancouver, where he played his first rugby sevens matches. “With the time difference (it was 9 a.m. in Canada when the game kicked off), we got up early so I was able to almost watch the whole matchadmitted the Toulouse resident. I was obviously very disappointed for them. We have the impression that we don’t want to do it with this red card just before half-time.”
And as naturalness does not disappear so quickly, “Toto” has, as usual, continued his analysis by speaking in the third person singular: “We had a very good start to the match, but maybe we didn’t score enough. We fell back into the mistakes of the last few matches where it’s difficult to find ourselves collectively even if it’s obvious that there are has a lot of desire. The players don’t give up.”
“I support them 200%”
It’s been official for many weeks now, Antoine Dupont will not play a single minute of this 2024 Six Nations Tournament with the Blues.
So it is behind his screen that the reigning French champion will follow the trip to Wales on March 10 as well as the reception in England on the 16th. “I still support them 200%. I hope they finish the Tournament perfectly with two great victories. I know they are capable of it.”
For his part, Dupont will participate in the sevens tournament in Los Angeles next week. In Canada, the Blues of 7 managed to grab the bronze medal. One more to put in the wardrobe for the child from Castelnau-Magnoac (Hautes-Pyrénées).
2024-02-26 13:06:00
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