Dupont guides France to LA gold
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.
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.
The Blitzboks beat Canada on Sunday night to avoid finishing in 12th place at the Los Angeles Sevens, but suffered another setback in their Series title hopes.
The Blitzboks will be without Ricardo Duarttee as they prepare to bounce back from a disappointing Canada Sevens tournament in Los Angeles this weekend.
Sandile Ngcobo has put a lack of consistency at the top of the agenda for the Los Angeles Sevens as the Blitzboks attempt to remedy their ninth-place finish in Canada.
The Blitzboks’ hopes of winning a fourth Canada Sevens title faded quickly after suffering a heavy pool stage defeat to Ireland on Saturday.
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.
A long-haul flight and unfamiliarly chilly conditions are not deterring an experienced Blitzboks side as they target a second tournament win of the season in Vancouver this weekend.
Tristan Leyds scored his third try of the weekend and set up another to help the Blitzboks beat France to finish fifth at the Perth Sevens on Sunday.
The Blitzboks brushed aside Spain on Friday to complete a perfect start to the Perth Sevens.
The breakout star from a difficult 2023 season for the Blitzboks, Ricardo Duarttee is eager to make his first appearance of the 2024 season a memorable one in Perth this weekend.