Antoine Dupont: “It would be a gross mistake on his part…” Fabien Galthié reveals the limits that the star player among the Blues does not cross

The kick-off of the Six Nations Tournament is approaching, with the sights set on the reception of Wales at the Stade de France on Friday January 31. With this in mind, a group of 42 players is meeting from today in Marcoussis to begin preparation for this first meeting of the winter.

Among the 13 Toulouse residents who took the plane this Monday, January 20: Antoine Dupont, the captain of the XV of France. A player that Fabien Galthié has been around since 2019, a time when the scrum half was not yet essential in the national team. In an interview given to Midi Olympique this Monday, the coach of the Blues affirms that even if “his status has changed” and that “in form, Antoine has become someone else”, “this has in no way impacted his relationship to others” and that “fundamentally, he is therefore always the same”.

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“We learned to feel”

“We learned to feel each other. Together, we also went through storms, which allowed us to know each other better. Trust is strong,” admits the former Columérin about the relationship he has with his captain . Asked about the influence that the Stadiste could have in the choices of the staff, and in particular on the fact of having seen Thomas Ramos, his club teammate, being preferred to Matthieu Jalibert at the opening in the fall, Galthié also cut short what he considers to be “controversy”.

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“Antoine Dupont never commented on this subject,” he says. Before continuing: “I therefore assure you that Antoine Dupont does not interfere in any way in the choices of the staff. It would be a gross error on his part and on mine as well.”