This sounds good for the Olympic Games! The two French rugby teams will play in the final of the final tournament in Madrid this Sunday. Antoine Dupont’s Blues joined the Blues, victorious over the Canadians in the half (19-17). The French will play against New Zealand or Argentina at 8:26 p.m., a few minutes after the French against Australia (7:49 p.m.).
And if we should not summarize the performance of a team in one player, we are obliged to note that the entry of Dupont at half-time of the semi-final against Fiji (21-14) made swing the match.
Dupont used sparingly
The double Olympic champions then led 7-14, before remaining silent in the second act, stunned by tries from Rayan Rebbadj and Jefferson-Lee Joseph. The Toulouse player did not score, but he was still decisive in attack as well as in his defensive activity as a tackler-scraper.
A week after his daunting victory in the Champions Cup final against Leinster (31-22 after extra time), Dupont had already been used sparingly until then by the Blues coach, Jérôme Daret.
Decisive against Great Britain
Left in the paddock during the success over Australia on Friday (38-5), the best player in the world at 7 and 15 had only played a handful of minutes during Saturday’s defeat against the Argentines (26-12) , the tenors of the discipline.
He also came into play a few hours later against Great Britain, to reverse a poorly started situation. A try following a personal exploit and a decisive pass for Nelson Epée, another Toulouseallowed the Blues to reverse a compromised situation (19-12, after extra time) and ensure qualification for the semi-finals.