Antoine Dupont, first! With the 2024 Olympics objective in mind, the player from Toulouse and the French XV has embarked on the adventure of rugby 7 for several months. It was the big day, Friday, in Vancouver: Dupont participated in its first stop on the world tour with a (nice) 24-12 victory against the United States.
The 27-year-old star entered the second period, notably committing a forward. Note that the Americans got off to the best start in this meeting (0-7) before seeing the French take control (14-7 MT) and the lead (24-7) after the break.
Dupont and his comrades will face Samoa on the night of Friday to Saturday (4:40 a.m.), then Australia on Saturday (10:49 p.m.) to finish the group stage. The final phase will begin on the night of Saturday to Sunday.