The French XV is therefore preparing to compete in the Six Nations Tournament after the global failure without its essential captain.
Hurt?
No.
Suspended?
No more.
If Antoine Dupont will not help his teammates in their redemption mission after their elimination in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, it is by choice.
The scrum half, considered by many to be the best player on the planet, preferred to try the Olympic adventure at the Paris Olympics next summer.
Yet a hypothetical quest.
Because the Dupont Games could end even before… the opening ceremony, scheduled for July 26.
The men's rugby sevens tournament begins on July 24.
Two days devoted to qualifying rounds before, the day after the nautical parade on the Seine, ending with the semi-finals and finals.
Given the very tough adversity - Fiji, crowned in 2016 and 2020, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and even Great Britain (a unified team at the Games) -, nothing guarantees...
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