Antoine Dupont new captain? The strong plea of ​​Vincent Moscato and Denis Charvet

Sevens rugby, for Antoine Dupont, it’s over! The Stade Toulousain scrum half, currently on vacation after his Olympic title, should return to the field soon, with Stade Toulousain, and with the XV of France later. But with what status?

Before putting rugby union on hold last season to devote himself to the Olympic project, Antoine Dupont was the captain of the Blues. But given that he did not take part in either the 6 Nations tournament or the summer tour, can he logically claim to become captain again directly for the November tour, if he is selected (we do not see how could he not be, except in the case of injury)?

The Olympic title? One more reason for the captaincy

Vincent Moscato delivered a very clear answer to this debate in the Super Moscato Show and for him, it’s a big yes! The septist parenthesis should not be a “punishment” for Dupont, quite the contrary! This should only reinforce his status as captain, leader, example to follow.

He comes back in his slippers, calm, with 4-5 matches, we will have a scrum half captain (…) We cannot change all the time, plus he was Olympic champion! This should not become a punishment! It’s rather something magnificent (…) You cannot add diamonds to the horizon of rugby, stars for the kids, and come back no longer being captain because, precisely, sometimes you were not there (…) He will become captain again because he deserves it, because he is the best player in the world.

For Denis Charvet, the debate does not exist either: “There is no photo. Antoine brings such confidence to his partners, he has such an aura. He is a guy who, I think, was born a captain. He does not have long speeches but on the other hand his presence is enough.” Is there a debate in your opinion? Should we put Antoine Dupont back as captain or entrust this role to other executives like Grégory Alldritt or Charles Ollivon?