From Magnoac FC to the firmament of world rugby: Antoine Dupont’s career examined in a new book

You thought you knew everything about our national jewel? This new book should prove you wrong. Published this Wednesday, September 18 by Marabout editions (collection “Elite sport”), “Antoine Dupont – Hors Norme” is a wealth of delightful information to better understand the phenomenon of French and world rugby, recently decorated with the Legion of Honor after his Olympic title obtained at the end of July with France 7.

Over the course of the 192 pages, we delight in the journey, the method, the rigor and the perseverance that have forged the ultra-complete player that the native of Lannemezan has become, both with his hands and his feet, at XV and at 7. A former journalist at Midi Olympique, who has worked at La Réunion and is now a sports reporter at La République des Pyrénées, the prolific author Grégory Letort* combs through all the characteristics of Antoine Dupont’s game with a great deal of investigation, testimonies, statistics, analysis and analysis. “What are the secrets of the best rugby player in the world, Antoine Dupont? Refining his signature moves: ruckus, passing and kicking, developing his sense of teamwork and then his leadership as captain, maintaining his mental strength and his knowledge of the game, adapting to changes from fly-half to scrum-half, from rugby XV to rugby 7”, we can read on the back cover.

Unsurprisingly, a chapter is obviously devoted to Antoine Dupont’s decisive passage in the Gers, at the late FC Auch (now RCA), where he became friends with Anthony Jelonch and reached the final of the French crabos championship, lost by a hair’s breadth against Racing 92. To find out the smallest details, you now know what you have to do.