2024-05-02 04:50:25
Two months before the start of the Paris Olympic Games, Antoine Dupont might see his preparation for the event turned upside down.
The next few weeks are likely to be intense for Antoine Dupont. Too much perhaps. The Stade Toulousain scrum half will once once more be on deck this weekend for the semi-finals of the Champions Cup and the former Castres hopes to see the Rouge et Noir take advantage of the reception of Harlequins to win their ticket to the final following two consecutive failures in the semi-final once morest Leinster.
In the event of qualification, Antoine Dupont will be expected on the pitch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 25 and will therefore raise the question of his presence, five days later, at the final stage of the Rugby Sevens in Madrid. President of Stade Toulousain, Didier Lacroix clearly suggested that his participation, which seemed certain, might be called into question.
The Blues are counting on him but…
« It is up to Ugo Mola and the Blues coach to come to an agreement. I know that Madrid was one of the stages in which he might participate,” he recently confided at a press conference, adding: “We had anticipated that our run in the Champions Cup would influence Antoine’s participation in the world 7 circuit between now and the Olympics. »
Christophe Reigt, manager of the French VII team, nevertheless wanted to be reassuring. “Today the schedule is constructed in such a way that it makes Madrid. We check in regularly with Ugo Mola. We evaluate Antoine’s form every month. We weigh our physical and mental freshness in the balance”he confided to South West while the Blues are in Singapore to play the last stage of the circuit this weekend before the Madrid final. And like in Hong Kong last month, where France pushed to the final, we will have to do without Antoine Dupont.
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