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The eyes of French rugby were riveted on Ernest-Wallon, this Saturday, October 12 in the evening, to scrutinize the return of the child prodigy against Clermont (6th day of Top 14). Result: a 48-14 success for Toulouse, a hat-trick in 13 minutes for the star player, and a signal sent: Antoine Dupont is back.
They didn’t necessarily need him in this match, given the nature of the match, but it was against Clermont that Antoine Dupont made his comeback among his team. Expected like the messiah by an Ernest-Wallon stadium which had already been eager to acclaim him, first when leaving the bus then during the announcement of the compositions.
But it was especially when he came into play, in the 45th minute, to the “Dupont, Dupont” of the 19,000 spectators that the evening took on another dimension. However, at that moment, we felt the match was already over.
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Tries from Capuozzo (27) and Mauvaka (34) as well as Ramos’ foot in front of goal allowed the Stade to take the lead at half-time (20-0). No matter, Antoine Dupont was on the sheet and there was no question of him not stepping onto the pitch.
All the followers were waiting for this, and it’s a safe bet that the main interested party was too. He who had not set foot on the lawn of his garden since April 27… 168 days, an eternity.
Particularly sharp, we quickly understood that the Bigourdan had done the job during his long vacation, he who had retired from the field on the evening of July 27, an Olympic gold medal around his neck.
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Under Kolbe’s eyes
Under the eyes of Ernest-Wallon’s former favorite, Cheslin Kolbe, on vacation in the Pink City and passing through the Sept-Deniers stadium, Dupont managed to put an end to Clermont’s last hopes in 10 minutes top time .
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The match was certainly already played but the handyman also wanted to do his part. Barely four minutes after coming into play, Antoine Dupont picked up the ball after a charge from his forwards 5 meters from the in-goal and went to flatten it alone in order to signal to the entire mundillo of the oval that he was back (27-0, 49).
And it wasn’t over. A few minutes later, at the end of a typically “red and black” action, he once again found himself in a good position inside, receiving a volleyed pass from Ahki only to collapse a once again in the holy land (34-07, 56).
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Do you want more? Three minutes later, on the run, he got the better of the Clermont defenders following a kick from Capuozzo, and once again finished behind the line (41-7, 58th). This evening was his. Tough for the Auvergne people.
