Antoine Dupont did not appreciate it. Preserved by his coach Ugo Mola on Saturday evening, the French rugby star witnessed from his television screen the last-minute defeat of a very revamped Stade Toulouse on the pitch of La Rochelle (22-19). A meeting during which the valiant Toulouse bottle class was for a long time in a position to win before succumbing to a final penalty signed by Antoine Hastoy, a week before a perilous trip to South Africa to challenge the Sharks in the Champions Cup.
On his Instagram account, Dupont shared a story to congratulate his young partners. “Proud of the talent and courage of young people.” But the scrum half especially wanted to make a rant about the refereeing of the match.
“On the other hand, the protection of the physical integrity of the players…” criticized the Olympic gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Games. If he did not specify the actions which provoked his wrath, the native of Lannemezan seems refer to two questionable decisions taken by Luc Ramos, the referee of the match: a dangerous tackle ultimately judged legal by Reda Wardi on Valentin Delpy (21 years old) at the start of the match and above all, a irregular clearance by Tolu Latu on Simon Daroque (19), forced off due to a shoulder injury following this action.
A shock which only earned the Australian hooker a yellow card and provoked several reactions of incomprehension on social networks.
