The day after the quiet victory of Stade Toulousain in Exeter, Antoine Dupont has apparently headed for New York. For a few new days of vacation?
Stade Toulousain and Antoine Dupont offered a new recital on Sunday in the Champions Cup. A week after crushing Munster at Ernest-Wallon, the Rouge et Noir did it again on the Exeter pitch, winning 64-21 with ten tries. And if Pierre-Louis Barassi was logically elected man of the match, Antoine Dupont was not left out.
The Haut-Garonne scrum half was once again astonishing, scoring a try in the 9the minute, signing three offerings for his partners and also showing himself invested in defense. The former Castres could therefore have a smile when he was replaced at the hour mark, despite the preferential treatment to which he was entitled from the Chiefs.
And Antoine Dupont could savor the moment all the more as the time for a little vacation had visibly come for the Olympic champion. Returning to Paris after the match, the native of Lannemezan has in fact headed to New York if a post on Instagram is to be believed, suggesting that he might not be traveling to Lyon next Sunday for the count of the 12e Top 14 day.
Antoine Dupont had two and a half months of vacation this summer
After returning to the field at the beginning of October after nearly two and a half months of vacation, including a stay in the United States between Los Angeles and Miami, Antoine Dupont has continued every weekend for the last two months, whether either with Toulouse or the XV of France, and could be preserved in view of this winter's deadlines. This new week of rest could in any case raise eyebrows… Kylian Mbappé.
Evoking the infernal pace to which football players are subjected, the Madrilenian notably cited the example of Antoine Dupont during his appearance in Clique. “ I look closely at what is happening in other sports. In the NBA, they have four months, they play 82 games in the regular season, plus the play-offs. Leon Marchand (in swimming) didn't go to the world championships, Antoine Dupont he went on vacation for two months, he went to Miami, he went everywhere, he came back, calmly”, he said.
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