Dupont’s new recital
Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.
Antoine Dupont does not even need to score a single point to be hit from all sides. The match of the French scrum-half was yet another model of its kind, Saturday night with Toulouse ahead of Castres (41-0) in the Top 14.
Toulouse set the record straight with a bang on Saturday night, crushing Castres 41-0 a week after its first defeat of the season in Lyon (25-19). At the heart of this ballet, a player has again and always flaunted his whole class: Antoine Dupont. Pierre-Henry Broncan, the manager of the CO, is admiring: “When you see his game … He is really above the rest. Every time he touches the ball, something happens.” Thomas Combezou, the three-quarter center Castres, also believes that the Toulouse hinge is made up of “the best players in the world”, thus associating Romain Ntamack. And yet, Antoine Dupont did not even register a single point during this card, which augurs the margin that he still leaves himself on certain meetings.
His most beautiful masterpiece will remain this breakthrough of the 45th minute, where he delivers a real caviar for Romain Ntamack after having erased three opponents. “We expected a reaction after our defeat in Lyon, but we can never imagine such a result, rejoices Clément Poitrenaud, Ugo Mola’s assistant in charge of the backs. We will also have a competitive team during the doubloons.” Because it is the XV of France that we will now follow closely, with in serves XXL this match against the All Blacks on November 20, where Antoine Dupont will pass perhaps the biggest test of his career still young (24 years old). “We wanted to leave with the feeling of a job accomplished,” concludes François Cros, who also joins Marcoussis like nine other of his teammates (ten out of 42 players in total).