Is there a person on this earth who is not crazy about Antoine Dupont? Tuesday, during the press point of the English selection, it is the captain of the XV of the Rose, Owen Farrell, who said all the good he thought of the neocapitaine of the XV of France. “I don’t know him personally but I can see, from the outside, the influence he has on the team and on the game. That’s how leaders are. I’m sure Antoine will be a great captain for France, ”he said.
“He’s going to be himself, I think. He seems to be that kind of person, ”added Farrell (30, 93 caps with England) of Antoine Dupont’s captaincy. Indeed, the scrum half of Toulouse (24 years old, 32 caps) was promoted captain of the Blues in the absence of the usual holder of the role Charles Ollivon, victim in June of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee . The player will have the opportunity to prove that he has the shoulders for this job during the three November matches of the XV of France, against Argentina on the 6th, Georgia on the 14th and New Zealand on the 20th.