Antoine Dupont is Masterful Once Again
A roar erupted when Antoine Dupont was announced to be starting, with the travelling France supporters elated to see their talisman.
Confident when set to clear his lines under pressure, Dupont executed picture perfect box kicks to put the French out of peril.
Ever present at the breakdown, seamlessly starting the French flow in attack.
It didn’t take long for Dupont to showcase some of his trademark magic, as he danced around the English defenders and kept the ball alive for Gael Fickou and co to attack at pace.
This was followed up by a pinpoint 50:22 after 25 mins, as England were pinned back close to their line.
Dupont’s highlight saw him chip the ball over the backline, and regather after 64 mins. He carried for a few paces, but as he’s falling to the ground, the Toulouse star kicked the ball deep into the England corner, forcing Marcus smith to carry the ball over his line for a 5m France scrum. Replaced with 12 minutes to go for Maxime Lucu, Dupont received a resounding ovation.
Dupont discussed his elation for the monumental victory.
“Its incredibly rewarding when the choices you’ve made worked out. The rain could really have been a problem, but we adapted to that as well.”
“I remember a game when we came back to 25 each after a 17 point difference, that was always a threat. A perfect day today, a perfect day in Twickenham. And that’s a rare thing for me personally.”