Rugby
Rugby – Top 14: Dupont wants to break the Marseille curse!
Published on June 28, 2024 at 02:35
After winning the Champions Cup against Leinster, Stade Toulousain is aiming for a double with the Bouclier de Brennus. However, it will be necessary to beat Union Bordeaux-Bègles at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, a stadium that has not really been successful for Antoine Dupont in recent years.
This Friday, the two best French teams will compete for the famous Shield of Brennuswith the Toulouse Stadium who fully intends to keep it. But there will be a great team from theUBBreinforced by last-minute feedback from Matthieu Jalibert as well as Well Tameifuna.
The Vélodrome did not succeed in Dupont
Because of Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesthis final of Top 14 will be held exclusively at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, which has often vibrated for rugby. But this is not necessarily good news for Antoine Dupont who will be captain and starter this Friday for the Toulouse Stadium. We remember in fact an evening in November 2022, when the French prodigy received a red card during a test match against theSouth Africa. But the most notable event is obviously his facial injury last September at the World Cup against the Namibiawhich the French XV would have liked to do without.
“We must ignore all that, leave aside possible superstition”
Present at a press conference, Dupont of course could not escape questions on this subject. “ Thanks for reminding me… It was in a different context » declared the star of Toulouse Stadium to the journalists present. Yes, it doesn’t bring back good memories to see the exit I left by some time ago. But again, it was a different context. We must ignore all that, leave aside possible superstition and concentrate on what is our responsibility tomorrow, on what we can still control. ».
