Antoine Dupont has tense moment with Scottish rival after Six Nations full time
He was not too pleased. Scotland secured a famous 50-40 Six Nations win over France yesterday at Murrayfield. Gregor Townsend’s men now find themselves level on points with France, heading into the final weekend, with Scotland set to face Ireland and Les Bleus playing England. There were 13 tries across the two sides yesterday, with […]
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Investigation on Antoine Dupont could lead to points deduction
A big story coming out of France. French publication L’Équipe are currently investigating Antoine Dupont and his club Toulouse over payments to French scrum-half from the 3S-Alyzia company, who are partnered with the French side. The payments relate to image rights, and amount to €1.8m to Dupont over nearly ten years, and €170,000 to his […]
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Antoine Dupont speaks out on Beirne and Porter’s role in knee injury for first time
Classy response from France’s talisman Antoine Dupont has spoken out about Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne’s role in his season-ending knee injury for the first time, clearing them both of responsibility. The French talisman tore his ACL in March’s Six Nations clash at the Aviva, and was forced to miss the remainder of the season, […]
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Tadhg Beirne reveals abuse received by family after Dupont incident
“It’s an incident and when you slow it down, it can look bad.” One of the most controversial incidents of the recent Six Nations Championship was the ACL injury suffered by France’s Antoine Dupont, following a ruck clear out from Ireland’s Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne. France’s head coach, Fabien Galthié, was incensed, but the […]
1 year ago
Antoine Dupont’s slagging of Caelan Doris will make sides fear him even more
“Dupont was slagging me earlier.” Caelan Doris met up with his fellow Six Nations captains – Maro Itoje, Antoine Dupont, Jac Morgan, Rory Darge, and Michele Lamaro – at the tournament launch in Rome. The Colosseum was the setting for the photo shoot, and Ireland’s leader reiterated what most fans were saying online about the […]
1 year ago
Two Irish players named in world’s Top 10 rugby players list
“Caelan Doris has stepped up to every challenge thrown his way since first breaking into the Leinster and then Ireland set-ups.” RugbyPass have named four Irish players in the top 20 of their ‘Top 100 Rugby Players’ list, and two in the top 10. In total, there are 14 Ireland players on the list: It’s […]
1 year ago