Antoine Dupont

thumb Antoine Gilbert Louis Dupont (born 15 November 1996) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulouse and captains the France national team. Quotes In these matches there is always pain, physical or mental. We have to be ready to suffer. If we're not ready for this, we won't go where we want to go It [the injury] shows that I've gained experience and that I know how to adapt to the opponent and to what's in front of me. If there's less space in front of me, it's because there's more elsewhere. We have to adapt to what's on offer and look for space wherever we can find it. All the lights are green and I have the surgeon's approval There was no forced decision. We respected the deadlines Antoine Dupont: France captain 'ready to suffer' against South Africa in Rugby World Cup quarter-final, October 2013, BBC Sport by Alistair Telfer I think I can improve everywhere, we can always improve. I’ve been with the French team for a while now but I’ve only got 40 caps. When we play teams with players who have 100, 120 caps, you realise the path that is left for you to follow. So you have to keep winning titles and maintain the consistency over the seasons, that is the hardest thing. It’s been a while since I played them. At the time, I was certainly lacking experience and we probably lacked collective experience as a team. On the pitch, we were not as accurate and we didn’t have the same structure on the pitch It’s been a while since I played them. At the time, I was certainly lacking experience and we probably lacked collective experience as a team. On the pitch, we were not as accurate and we didn’t have the same structure on the pitch We struggled to produce our rugby and when we went over there (in 2017), it was the moment that they managed to put together their best rugby together and it was really tough. We know that against South Africa, you have to be ready for the physical challenge. That was the case a few years ago and it will be again in Marseille The Big Interview: Antoine Dupont on captaincy, the Autumn Nations Series and World Player of the Year, November 2022, Six Nations Rugby by the Reporter External links Category:Rugby union players from France Category:1996 births Category:Living people