Antoine Dupont – who withdrew from the French XV for the Six Nations Tournament – now starts the major matches of France 7. He had a magnificent day on Saturday, showing off his explosiveness to score a try during of the quarter, before managing the tempo of a game played for a long time in numerical inferiority (two yellow cards). Against the British in the morning, he came on in the second half and delighted the public with a foot pass for a corner try from Nelson Epée, his partner from Stade Toulousain.
“It doesn’t happen much here, even in our system we do very little kicking. When it works everyone says well done, but you must not miss it because afterwards, the counter could be fatal”smiled Dupont (27) in the mixed zone. “Each time I am on the field I progress (…) I continue to learn, to nourish myself, each time I am on the field I analyze by discussing with the guys, I continue to familiarize myself with this sport.”
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