This year, the World Rugby Awards were presented in Monaco. Princess Charlene, official representative of this sport in the Principality, was present to attend the awards ceremony. Princess Charlène was even responsible for presenting the trophy to Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont.
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Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont crowned best rugby players in the world in Monte-Carlo
Princess Charlene of Monaco, 46, continues to promote sport and education through sport, in memory of her younger years as a top athlete. In addition to swimming, her favorite sport, she also has a real passion for rugby, a sport that her father played at a high level and that her brothers also played in their youth. At the beginning of November, Princess Charlène even became the president of the Monegasque Rugby Federation.
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This Sunday, November 24, the Word Rugby Awards gala evening took place. This annual ceremony is organized by the international federation World Rugby. It is considered the most prestigious individual award ceremony in this sport. The evening usually takes place in Paris, London or Monaco, although in 2019, the organizers traveled to Tokyo.
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Princess Charlene in Alexander McQueen to present the World Rugby Awards
The World Rugby Awards returned to Sporting Monte-Carlo this Sunday. For this evening, Princess Charlene wore a black Alexander McQueen dress with an exposed sequin corset, also by Alexander McQueen. The wife of Prince Albert II took to the stage of the Salle des Étoiles to present the trophy for the best rugby sevens player to Australian Maddison Levi. Princess Charlène then crowned Antoine Dupont the best rugby sevens player in the world.
The 28-year-old French player, who plays at Stade Toulouse outside of his national team appearances, was part of the selection which allowed France to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games this summer. In 2021, Antoine Dupont had already won this same award for best player in the world at the World Rugby Awards but he was then playing in the rugby 15s category.
“I never dreamed of being the best player in the world when I was little”declared the champion, as relayed by Rugby365. “It wasn’t something that motivated me more than that. I dreamed of winning Brennus, Six Nations and World Cups. But it’s true that once you manage to have this distinction, it’s still extremely rewarding. It's an incredible source of pride to say that we can put words to it, but it's never been a life goal. »
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
