Back in the French XV, Antoine Dupont has already won over the members of the staff who arrived last winter.
Antoine Dupont is back. A year after the cruel defeat of the Blues against South Africa in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the French captain returned to the French autumn. A reunion that the first interested party particularly enjoyed and which allowed him to get to know the new members of the staff who arrived alongside Fabien Galthié in the wake of the World Cup.
And according to Patrick Arlettaz, in charge of the Blues attack, Antoine Dupont has already conquered his world. “ We always want to train exceptional players and those who are even more so. I would be lying to you if I said that I didn't sleep for a month because Antoine Dupont was coming. (Laughing) But of course, it’s very exciting,” he confided to The Team.
In addition, Antoine Dupont is “adorable”
“When you are a coach, you have an idea of what is possible and what is not. With Antoine, we have the impression that we can go even further in what we can ask and what we can do, he added. Plus, the boy is adorable. What interests him most is talking Rugby and having fun. »
But Antoine Dupont is not the only executive of the French XV of whom Patrick Arlettaz is a big fan. This is evidenced by his comments about Thomas Ramos and Matthieu Jalibert, in competition to accompany Antoine Dupont for the position of number 10. “ At the high level, there is never evidence. We have a choice to make between two very great players who are Thomas (Ramos) and Matthieu (Jalibert) with two very different profiles. Matthieu is having an incredible season, he is an outstanding attacker. Thomas is also a very good attacker, more into reading. It's a luxury for us to have them, he whispered. We finished the Tournament with Thomas who gave us a lot of satisfaction while the team was very disorganized. He also scored the winning penalty against England (33-31) and led the game against Wales (24-45 victory), one of our most successful matches. You saw our sensitivity on the bibs (with Ramos starting) in training this week but a lot of things can still change between now and the announcement of the team composition. »
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