The French XV remains on a major performance against New Zealand, with a reaction in the second half which showed all the composure of Antoine Dupont and his teammates. Antoine Dupont, moreover, once again proved valuable for his team, with a performance noticed by everyone and in particular by a legend of world rugby: Brian O'Driscoll.
The legendary former center of the Irish team spoke about the French scrum-half on the show “Off the Ball”. In addition to his very clean match against the All Blacks, what impressed the Irishman was the dimension that the captain of the French XV was able to take on. We are becoming more and more aware of a dimension that goes beyond the field of rugby.
A flattering comparison
O'Driscoll, for his part, could only note this immense popularity during the post-match, from the reaction of the supporters when the player walked into a corner of the pitch at the Stade de France to speak to the fans. journalists and consultants for TF1, broadcasters of Les Bleus matches for this November tour. “BOD” therefore no longer hesitates to place Antoine Dupont in the category of supporters, like another great legend of French sport but who did not play in rugby…
I watched him after the match and he must have gone down to the French channel. He talked for quite a while, but when he came down to the corner, people went crazy. I wondered how famous he was. Is it a bit like football?
It is renowned throughout the country, whatever sport you like, whether you like sports or not. It's on billboards everywhere. Would we dare compare him to Zidane? But he's in that superstar category.
Brian O'Driscoll was also very impressed by Antoine Dupont's ability, despite his great celebrity. “keep your head on your shoulders” while continuing to excel in his sport, making “things so easy”. Regarding the Toulouse man, the admiration is clearly widespread.
To summarize
During the match against the All Blacks, Antoine Dupont once again produced a very clean copy. But beyond that, a former rugby legend was literally amazed to see the level of popularity of the captain of the Blues.
