At the end of the match against Leicester, Antoine Dupont played in the center of the Toulouse attack. At the broadcaster's microphone, the captain spoke about his feelings in this unusual position for him.
Stade Toulouse finished its Champions Cup group stage in style. Against the English Leicester, the Rouge et Noir scored 12 tries, and captain Antoine Dupont scored twice. In the last five minutes, the usual scrum half scored his second personal try of the day in the center position. A repositioning desired by manager Ugo Mola, as the person explained on the microphone of the broadcaster BeIN Sports. “It’s Ugo’s inspiration (Mola) at the moment. He wanted to see Juan-Cruz Mallia again at the opening, and the match was already won, so he put me where there was one place left on the field.”
I was missing a few points of reference
This repositioning does not displease the French Olympic champion, always at ease when it comes to devouring spaces, even if the first minutes in this new position were far from easy, even for the best player on the planet. “It was a bit tough, I was a bit burnt out at the end, but it's always nice to play in positions where there's a bit more space. It's different. I was missing a bit of benchmarks, I got shaken on the first action and after that it was better.”
-Before joining Marcoussis to prepare for the 6 Nations Tournament and the first match against Wales, the French internationals from Stade Toulouse shone on the Ernest-Wallon pitch. “We wanted to finish well and leave a good image of the team before preparing for the Tournament”confided Dupont again. “We focused on our performance, because we knew we were no longer in control of our destiny. We wanted to have a match full of content, after the frustration of last weekend.” Twelve trials registered, 80 points on the scoreboardUgo Mola's men did not do things by halves against the English.
