Kolisi geared up for Dupont rematch
Siya Kolisi’s quest for a first Champions Cup title faces the hurdle of five-time winners Toulouse, expected to field France superstar Antoine Dupont in the unusual position of flyhalf.
Siya Kolisi’s quest for a first Champions Cup title faces the hurdle of five-time winners Toulouse, expected to field France superstar Antoine Dupont in the unusual position of flyhalf.
France whitewashed Great Britain in Sunday’s final to end a 19-year wait for a tournament title in Los Angeles, completing a stunning North American debut for Antoine Dupont.
Argentina strengthened their grip on the Sevens Series by beating New Zealand in the Canada Sevens final, while the Blitzboks finished strongly to claim ninth place in Vancouver.
Antoine Dupont wasted little time in getting up and running in his first Sevens Series tournament, scoring twice to take France to the semi-finals in Vancouver.
The thrilling opening round of the Six Nations exposed a kink in rugby’s lawbook which encourages kicking tennis between two teams, first exploited by Antoine Dupont.
Antoine Dupont said on Saturday he thinks France will react in a positive way after the heavy opening Six Nations defeat to Ireland.
Gregory Alldritt will captain France in the Six Nations with regular skipper Antoine Dupont away on Olympic sevens duty, as the squad was announced on Wednesday.
France captain Antoine Dupont is expected at his first preparatory day for the Paris Olympics sevens event, the French Rugby Federation have announced.
Bryan Habana says it won’t be a walk in the park for World Cup stars like Antoine Dupont to get used to the intensity of sevens ahead of the Olympic Games.
France captain Antoine Dupont said on Monday he will have to make “sacrifices” if he is to feature for his country at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.