A situation that is not necessarily easy to manage. While he had been preparing for many months for the Paris Olympic Games with the French 7s team, Stephen Parez saw Antoine Dupont arrive to compete with him for the scrum half position. The Stade Toulousain star had decided to try the adventure in this new discipline with a view to winning the gold medal. A successful bet to which the native of Castelnau-Magnoac will have greatly contributed with exceptional performances during the Olympic tournament. In the show hosted by Mathieu Bastareaud “Basta Show” Parez spoke about Antoine Dupont’s attitude when integrating: “He came with all his humility, his sense of precision, the desire to perform. We were keen to offer him a title that he cannot necessarily see with Rugby union. […] He managed to unconsciously raise the level, to give additional confidence which allowed us to do great things. We will be forever grateful to him. »
“He challenged me” admits Parez
Despite the competition, Parez wanted to put Antoine Dupont at ease so that he could integrate more easily: “We got to know each other, he's rather reserved so I tried to put him at ease and we created something quite special working together and I felt his respect for me. “. Very quickly, Antoine Dupont surprised his partner, even putting him in difficulty on certain aspects of the game: “I tried to help him as much as possible, he’s a very intelligent person, he understands very quickly. He challenged me on some questions that I had never thought about. “. From now on, the Olympians will be forever united by this historic coronation.
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To summarize
Stephen Parez spoke at length about the Olympic coronation of the French rugby sevens team and his competition with Antoine Dupont. The scrum half highlighted the simplicity and humility of the Toulouse star.
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