Antoine Dupont, happy but still cautious after the victory over Sale
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Stade Toulousain went for a second victory in the Champions Cup on Sunday, against Sale (45-19). And once again, Antoine Dupont delighted Ernest-Wallon! And his two tries are only part of his remarkable performance. Ugo Mola himself remains in awe of his player.
The scrum half returned to this meeting. And even if we send an obvious and normal satisfaction, the scrum half still does not want to get carried away after this second successful match, as he indicated to Rugbyrama.
Of course, it’s a hyper positive match. But I will still be cautious in my proposals, as I was the previous weekend. We are only two appointments out of four. Admittedly, we have launched our competition well, but there are still two very important matches to try to appear as well as possible and have a good draw in the final stages. We know how essential it is.
(…) We just focused on ourselves, on the importance of making a big preparation and responding physically because it is still the hallmark of this team. That’s what we were able to do from the start and, gradually, it settled for us. So much the better.
(…) I think that we have not always had so much offensive performance. Admittedly, the team has scored a lot of tries this season but it has also sometimes struggled to find itself and this has not always been integrated. On this match, the positive point is there. We were able to be pragmatic, to score on the turnovers to hold, the ball and to be rather good on our offensive game system.
Antoine Dupont also returned to his second try, concluded after a mad dash from the French international. This race earned him a comparison with an athlete who is in the news at the moment, with another team from France: Kylian Mbappé. But for Antoine Dupont, quite amused by the thing, there is not really a comparison to be made.
I don’t think I’m invited to face him! I have to be twenty kilos heavier, it plays into it, so there is no match.
to summarize
During Stade Toulousain’s victory against Sale on Sunday, Antoine Dupont once again distinguished himself. The scrum half returned to the meeting and also his sprint which led to his try, evoking the comparison made with a certain … Kylian Mbappé.