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Antoine Dupont scored two tries during the Top 14 final won by Stade Toulousain against Union Bordeaux-Bègles.
RUGBY – Two doubles in one. Antoine Dupont and Stade Toulousain won the Top 14 this Friday, June 28. By outclassing Union Bordeaux-Bègles in a one-sided match played at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, Toulouse won its second trophy of the season after the Champions Cup .
Romain Ntamack’s red and black also retained the Brennus Shield (their 23rd victory in the final), a year after defeating La Rochelle and confirming their supremacy over national rugby. At half-time against a team that was discovering this level of competition, Antoine Dupont had already scored two tries, allowing his team to lead 22-3 and see it coming.
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A new festival in the second half gave Toulouse the biggest victory in the history of finals. Final score 59-3 and nine tries to nil.
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“It’s incredible. We wanted to make history at this club with this generation.”reacted Antoine Dupont on Canal+. Elected man of the match, he assured that he had “achieved much more than he could have imagined as a child”. “Let’s enjoy what we’ve just done, a double is not insignificant, it’s the second for quite a few of us. Let’s enjoy it.”added his partner Thomas Ramos, on France 2.
Now it’s time for the holidays for the players of both teams. Except for the captain of Toulouse and the French XV who will now embark on his other summer challenge. He will quickly join the French rugby 7s team which will compete in the Olympic Games, the final of which is scheduled for Saturday, July 27.
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