Antoine Dupont, best player in the world at XV, the big announcement!

D-1 before the last fall test for the Blues. Friday, the XV of France receives Argentina at the Stade de France and will once again count on Antoine Dupont to secure a third victory in three matches. And if the French scrum half was not spared by the coach of the Argentina sevens Rugby team at the start of the week, as a result of his nomination for the title of best sevens player in the world, his counterpart at XV has only good things to say about Toulouse.

For Felipe Contepomi, as for his captain, Julian Montoya, there is no debate possible. “Without a doubt, and Julian said it, Dupont is the best player in the world, and has been for years,” confided the former opening half of Stade Français and RC Toulon before highlighting the strength of the French collective: “We know that he (Dupont) is on the opposing team, but we have to be careful not to concentrate all our attention on one player and forget the 14 others, who are also excellent players. »

Antoine Dupont is not alone

The Argentines, who narrowly lost last weekend in Ireland, are expecting a complicated match. “We are going to have a match that will be very tough,” whispered Julian Montoya, the Pumas hooker pointing the finger at the pack of the XV of France “very heavy, very physical”. “It’s always a big challenge to play against France, but it’s also an opportunity to improve,” he added.

“Argentina is still a team in the process of development,” said Felipe Contepomi, who can nevertheless rely on a very successful Rugby Championship with three victories against South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. “We are on the right path, but there is still a lot to do,” he confided.