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Despite his small size, Antoine Dupont remains an excellent defender, but also a target for his opponents. In February 2023, during the 6 Nations Tournament, the scrum half complained about a decision. Facing the Blacks, the Haut-Pyrénées will find this same referee.
Nika Amashukeli's story is unique: retired from sport at 20, stabbed after a match… The Georgian referee has experienced many things on the rugby fields. This Saturday evening, on the pitch of the Stade de France, it was he who was appointed to lead the summit meeting between the XV of France and the All Blacks (9:10 p.m.). In the past, the 30-year-old had already managed the Blues.
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In particular on February 26, 2023. The Georgian was on the whistle for France-Scotland in Saint-Denis as part of the third day of the 6 Nations Tournament. And while Grant Gilchrist (7') then Mohamed Haouas (13') were sent off in the first half, a third card could have been handed out as soon as they returned from the locker room. As he advanced, Pierre Schoeman used his forearm to try to pass Antoine Dupont (from 58:08 on the video below).
“Oh there, watch out for that elbow in the face,” Mathieu Lartot said on France 2. “That’s reprehensible too, normally!” continued the famous commentator of the XV of France. On the pitch, Antoine Dupont then looked around at Nika Amashukeli while holding his neck while Gaël Fickou, Damian Penaud and Thomas Ramos raised their arms to demand something.
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On the following action, the international scrum-half did not hesitate to complain to the assistant referee about this elbow at man's height. But the refereeing body did not consider this sufficient to call on the TMO and review the images with the possibility of sanctioning the pillar of the XV at Chardon. A few days later, Antoine Dupont posted a screenshot of the impact on his social networks, while indicating his amazement at the decision of the Georgian referee and his assistants.
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