The Toulouse and emblematic captain of the XV of France, replacement, found an excellent way to please his new teammates by scoring the winning try in added time of a bitter quarter-final against Ireland (12- 5).
Already very good on Friday (two successes), the Blues had developed the most flamboyant game of the tournament before the final phase, with a third group victory on Saturday morning against Australia (31-5).
Dupont, starting in this match without any stakes for the French, took the opportunity to score his very first try, superb, thanks to a commotion followed by a feint and an acceleration.