We already suspected it, but yes, sport is indeed political. The latest example is the recent opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup, a tribute to local France for some, a spoiled product with a whiff of mothballs for others. Current Values unsurprisingly placed himself in the first camp. The far-right weekly highlighted on the front page of its latest issue, published Thursday, Antoine Dupont, captain of the Blues, and Jean Dujardin, designer and main actor of the said ceremony. Which is of no benefit to those concerned.
Friday evening, Dupont shared a story from Dujardin on Instagram. The Oscar-winning actor bounces back on the title of Current Values : “France rugby yes, your values no. No recovery. THANKS. »
A forum against Marine Le Pen in 2022
Before the second round of the 2022 presidential elections between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the scrum half from Stade Toulousain was one of around fifty athletes who signed a column published in The Parisian to call for blocking the National Rally candidate.