2024-01-29 06:31:00
Eager to compete in the Olympic Games next summer, Antoine Dupont did not hesitate to sacrifice the French XV, which looks bad in the eyes of some.
Antoine Dupont will be one of the notable absentees from the inaugural clash between the XV of France and Ireland, Friday, at the opening of the 6 Nations Tournament. Several other Blues executives will be missing, like Romain Ntamack or Anthony Jelonch. Unlike his teammates, the usual captain of the Blues is not injured and should even be on the pitch at Ernest-Wallon the next day to face Bayonne on the 14th day of the Top 14.
If Antoine Dupont will not be with the French XV during the 6 Nations Tournament, it is because of his decision to participate in the Olympic Games with the French rugby sevens team. He will start his preparation next Monday and will participate notably at the two stages of the world circuit in Vancouver (February 23 to 25) and Los Angeles (March 2 to 3) in the coming weeks. The absence of the scrum half from the Blues no less upsets some people, like Pierre Berbizier.
“I don’t know what to tell you. He is not going to play with the France team but will play with his club. It’s very good for the French 7s team. We know he’s an exceptional player,” thus entrusted the former coach of the XV of France to La Dépêche du Midiadding: “But I would simply have liked, since I see that he is available, that the captain of the last World Cup, following this failure, would revive his troops even if it means adapting followingwards. His presence would have been a strong sign to relaunch the adventure. In my opinion, it is quite surprising how it works, but it was managed between the different parties.”
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