It seems Antoine Dupont can speak English when he wants to
Six NationsTuesday, 22 March 2022 at 09:51
It seems France captain Antoine Dupont can speak English when he wants to after using a translator during his post-match press conference...
The scrum-half last year won World Rugby's Men's 15s Player of the Year, and helped France's national team to win the Six Nations for the first time in 12 years, with yesterday's 25-13 win over England also clinching a Grand Slam.
However, having avoided interviews with the BBC and ITV throughout the championship, fans were surprised to hear him speak such clear English to referee Jaco Peyper.
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BACK-THREE:
- 15. Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- 14. Ange Capuozzo (Italy)
- 11. Gabin Villière (France)
Alphonsi on Capuozzo: "Made some impact off the bench against Scotland before setting up the match-winner against Wales - it was nice to see Josh Adams give Capuozzo his player-of-the-match medal. Still young, but highly talented."
CENTRES:
- 13. Gael Fickou (France)
- 12. Jonathan Danty (France)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Romain Ntamack (France)
- 9. Antoine Dupont (France)
Alphonsi on Dupont: "Player of the match against England (awarded in the chaos at the end) and like France as a whole, he started slow before underlining why he's the reigning men's world player of the year."
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Cyril Baille (France)
- 2. Julian Marchand (France)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Cameron Woki (France)
- 5. Maro Itoje (England)
Alphonsi on Itoje: "He's been fairly consistent for England and was particularly good in the defeat to Ireland, which is why he gets into the side ahead of Will Rowlands who was arguably Wales' best player."
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Anthony Jelonch (France)
- 7. Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
- 8. Gregory Alldritt (France)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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