Elected Best XV Player of the Year 2021 by World Rugby, Antoine Dupont recently made history, becoming the first to also win this title at 7. A new line in the Frenchman's list of achievements, which has undoubtedly become one of the very big names in this sport since the successes of recent months.
We are really starting to run out of superlatives to describe Antoine Dupont. Already considered one of the greatest at XV, he reached a new level this summer, with his gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in rugby 7s. A real feat, since we haven't known many players who can switch so easily from one discipline to another.
Dupont on the roof of the world… from 7
And he was recognized for it, since during the recent trophy ceremony World Rugby, Dupont was elected Best player of the yearon the 7-a-side circuit! It's a real feat, since he is the only one in history to have won this title after being elected Best World Rugby XV Playersin 2021. And moreover upon his return with his club Toulouse Stadium as with the XV of Francehe showed that he had lost none of his talent.
“That Dupont is not in the typical XV team of the year is ridiculous”
However, there is a small downside, since Antoine Dupont does not appear in the XV of type World Rugby of the year 2024, with the Irish Jamison Gidson-Park who was chosen in the scrum. A choice that simply seems to scandalize Hugo Bonneval ! « That he is not elected among the best XV players, I accept it because the rule means that he cannot be. On the other hand, that Dupont is not in the typical XV team of the year, it's ridiculous, it's a joke! » explained the former French international, on The L’Equipe channel.
