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While the French XV will begin its 6 Nations Tournament in ten days, Antoine Dupont spoke about the previous failures of the Blues, who have too often gotten used to second place for his liking in recent years. The Stade Toulousain star is tired of seeing titles pass under her nose, and she makes it clear…
The XV of France will begin its 6 Nations tournament on January 31 with the reception of Wales, before a perilous trip to England a week later. The Blues of Fabien Galthié are approaching the competition with XXL ambition, they who have become accustomed to finishing second in this Tournament: four times in the last five editions. The only exception concerns 2022, the year during which the XV of France had achieved the grand slam. And Antoine Dupont seems irritated by this observation…
-Antoine Dupont and his “frustration”
Questioned in front of the press on Tuesday, the captain of XV of France showed his determination to overcome this curse in the tournament of 6 Nations : « Over the last five years, we have finished second four times. At the World Cup, we lost in the quarterfinals (against South Africa, 28-29). There is a lot of disappointment about this team's record, given its potential. This frustration must be transformed into motivation, that it pushes us “, coward Antoine Dupontwho therefore seems to be fed up with this famous second place for the Blues.
“Complicated for the team”
And while he had missed the last edition of the tournament 6 Nations with a view to preparing for JO last year, Antoine Dupont is already showing himself to be vengeful: “ I feel like it's been a long time since I last played the Tournament! The last one was a complicated tournament for the team (in 2023, France finished second on the last day) and for me, in front of my TV, they were frustrating moments. So I'm super happy to be in the team to prepare for this Tournament and we all have a lot of excitement before starting “. This time, the scrum half of Toulouse Stadium will be present with the XV of Franceand there is no question of finishing on the second step of the podium: Antoine Dupont enough!
