“He’s back.” The walls are shaking in the editorial office of the New Zealand news portal 1News, ahead of the clash between the XV of France and the All Blacks, Saturday November 16 in Saint-Denis, near Paris. This always very special confrontation becomes even more so thanks to the sole presence of Antoine Dupont, who celebrated his 28th birthday on November 15.
After devoting himself to international sevens Rugby for a few months, the scrum half crowned with an Olympic gold medal in Paris once again put on the blue jersey of the XV for the fall test matches.
His performance against Japan, beaten by France (52-12) on November 9, convinced the specialized media Planet Rugby, who considers Dupont “ready to face New Zealand”. Fear therefore seizes the premises of 1News :
“How can the All Blacks neutralize the French golden boy?”
“Ask the coach not to play him,” joked, a few days before the match, one of the New Zealand assistant coaches, Scott Hansen, before complimenting Dupont on the site Planet Rugby.
“Little bull”
It's tough for Hansen, the “best player in the world right now”, according to public media Radio New Zealand, is returned to the
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