the absence of Antoine Dupont? Very clearly “one weight less” for Christophe Laussucq

Union Bordeaux-Bègles faces Stade Toulousain, at the end of the 4th day of Top 14. The Bordelais must absolutely not be invaded by the painful memory of the last Top 14 final, which turned into a correction for them against frenzied Red and Black. But at least they will not have to face the most formidable weapon of this Toulouse armada: Antoine Dupont.

“He is dangerous in all interventions”

The Stade Toulousain scrum half is currently on vacation, and is currently trying out US football in Los Angeles (no retraining in the NFL is planned, everyone can rest assured). And obviously, the absence of the Olympic champion is always a good thing for Toulouse’s opponents. This is what Christophe Laussucq, assistant to Yannick Bru at UBB, left to understand, guest on the show “Top Rugby” on TV7. Even if Paul Graou is a very talented player, no one comes close to Antoine Dupont, let’s be honest. Its absence is therefore a plus, even if other dangers are to be feared.

Ils (Paul Graou and Antoine Dupont) have a bit of the same style of play. I don’t want to disrespect Paul Graou but Antoine Dupont, there is only one in the world. So for us, it’s obviously a weight less that he’s not on the pitch. In the match at Matmut, he came on as flyhalf, he did everything for us. He’s the best player in the world, that’s for sure, and even for quite a few years. He is dangerous on any intervention, anywhere on the field. So it’s poison for all defenses (…) The slightest opportunity, the slightest little space, the slightest little interval, that often adds up to 7 points. There’s a little more room when he’s not on the pitch.

A little more margin, but never too much. We can count on Antoine Dupont’s teammates for that.