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The “rouge et noir” have just masterfully won the Top 14 this Friday, June 29. But the season does not end there for the Magnoacais who is preparing to compete in the Olympics with the French 7s team.
“There’s one thing he forgot to tell you, it’s that he’s never had so much vacation,” joked Ugo Mola about his captain’s schedule on the eve of the mach against the UBB. But if there is a vacation, it’s because the 27-year-old’s schedule is long and never-ending.
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Between Top 14 matches, the European Cup, the World Cup, and a move to rugby 7s, Antoine Dupont has had an intense and busy 2023/2024 season. And while all his fellow finalists are getting ready to go on vacation – note that no Toulouse player has been selected by Fabien Galthié for the summer tour – after a new Brennus gleaned this Friday, June 28 in Marseille against Bordeaux-Bègles, the scrum-half is not done with rugby this season.
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While he will have 8 fewer teammates on the field, the oval ball will continue to join his hands as he enters into full preparation for the Olympic Games with France 7. To best prepare for the tournament that will take place from July 24 to 27, the new kid on the block will join his teammates on July 9 in Capbreton for a preparation camp. The players will then head to Marcoussis where a training session open to the public is scheduled for the 17th.
“We managed to give Antoine the time he needed to recover”
After the celebration at the Capitol this Saturday, the Magnoacais will be able to recharge their batteries. “I have a week of vacation before joining the Olympic group. I am going to take advantage and decompress to arrive with a fresh mind,” he declared on FranceTV at the end of the demonstration against the ‘UBB.
#FinaleTOP14 | ? “I have a week of vacation before joining the Olympic group”
The 12 works of Antoine Dupont do not stop there! Focus on #Paris2024 now for him?
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“We managed to ensure that Antoine had the time he needed to recover and prepare as best he could,” assured Ugo Mola to the press on Thursday. “Then we worked closely with Jérôme Daret and Christophe Reigt, the bosses of the French VII, with the aim of putting things in order.”
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The Olympic list will be announced on July 8, the day before the meeting date in Landes. Another Stade Toulousain player, Nelson Épée should appear in this list.
