This is confirmed: absent this weekend against La Rochelle, Antoine Dupont should spend five months without playing in the Top 14 with Stade Toulousain.
Antoine Dupont is a player from Stade Toulousain, who plays in the Top 14. However, it is very rare at the moment to see the captain of the XV of France on the pitches of the French championship.
In the first leg of the Top 14, Antoine Dupont only played three small matches, all in October. He was rested in September so he could recover from his Olympic summer. In November, the number 9 returned to the Blues for the three autumn test matches. And in December, Dupont played two Champions Cup matches with his club.
What’s next? Resting against Lyon (12th day, December 22), Antoine Dupont then withdrew against Stade Français due to illness. And for the clash on the La Rochelle pitch this Saturday, Stade Toulousain has decided to rest its “premium” players in anticipation of the trip to South Africa for a Champions Cup match against the Sharks.
Antoine Dupont, five months without Top 14
As a result, Antoine Dupont should not play in the Top 14 again before… March 29. Due to the 6 Nations Tournament, the captain of the Blues should miss the next five days of the championship. And it will therefore be five months without an appearance in the Top 14 (since October 27) for the darling of the French public.
Without the one who is considered the best player in the world, Stade Toulousain did well by finishing the first leg at the top of the standings. But we will have to stay the course to ensure the essential, namely a place in the top two to qualify for the semi-finals.
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