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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
At 28 years old, Antoine Dupont is today at the top of his art. Whether with Stade Toulousain or the XV of France, the scrum half is also an exemplary player. Obviously, this greatly facilitates the task of referees when discussing with Dupont when he is captain. It is not Luke Pearce who will say the opposite, who spoke about his relationship with the French Rugby star.
On January 11, in the Champions Cup, the Toulouse Stadium had to manage a trip to the other side of the world. In fact, Antoine Dupont's gang traveled to South Africa to face the Sharks. A meeting which then ended in a victory for the Top 14 club. At the whistle of this meeting, we found Luke Pearce. The English referee was therefore as close as possible toAntoine Dupont et He is Kolisithe two captains. Two captains that Luke Pearce greatly appreciated by the way.
-“The nicest captains I have ever worked with”
While we know Antoine Dupont the player, what aboutAntoine Dupont the captain? Luke Pearce spoke about his relationship with the player Toulouse Stadium. Pour The Good, The Bad and The Rugbyhe then made it known about the Frenchman and He is Kolisi : « We're dealing with world-class superstars who are very professional and very, very nice. In my experience so far, last weekend they were probably the nicest captains I've ever worked with, so polite and pleasant and world class at what they do. If only we could have more of this in all areas of business ».
Dupont's rant
And Antoine Dupont therefore makes a good impression on the referees, this does not prevent the player from Toulouse Stadium a you XV of France to have things to say about certain decisions. This was particularly the case recently. Indeed, on Instagram, Dupont had uttered a rant after the defeat against La Rochelleposting: “ Proud of the talent and courage of young people. On the other hand, the protection of the physical integrity of the players ». Antoine Dupont subsequently explained this speech, confident: “ It's just that I didn't necessarily find any logic between the speeches given and the refereeing we experienced on the ground. On the one hand, we were asked to put a lot more speed into the game, and on the other, we let players tackle the scrum half late, when there is nothing worse for continuity of the game ».
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