Antoine Dupont at the Olympics, he rants live

That’s it, the verdict is in, this Wednesday, the FFR announced that Antoine Dupont was going to join the French rugby sevens team for the next Olympic Games. Consequently, the Stade Toulousain scrum half should not be able to participate in the next VI Nations Tournament with the XV of France. Enough to enrage Vincent Moscato.

Next summer, Antoine Dupont will therefore try to digest the failure of the world Cup with the XV of France while fighting for the Olympic gold medal. After long weeks of wondering if the protégé of Fabien Galthié would be with theFrench team rugby sevens for Paris 2024the FFR confirmed this summer, announcing that Dupont was going to ” join the group that will prepare for the Olympic Games ” from January. While the player Toulouse Stadium will take part in different tournaments with the Blues at 7, this will cause him to miss the VI Nations Tournament with the XV of France.

XV of France: The long-awaited announcement falls for Antoine Dupont https://t.co/tj0EnBDkQe pic.twitter.com/lvotToKEKq

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“Not doing the Tournament… It’s hard!” »

Fabien Galthié should therefore have to do withoutAntoine Dupont for the VI Nations Tournament. To the great dismay of Vincent Moscato. At the microphone of RMChe ranted about it, blurting out: “ Antoine is a great rugby player and undoubtedly a very good 7s player. And I understand what the Olympics can bring for rugby. But not making the Tournament… It’s hard! If he’s a superman and can do anything, I say bravo. But not doing the Tournament… We were raised with the Tournament, nothing can get behind it. No competition! The Tournament is sacred, rugby was invented for this competition ».

“It’s as if Mbappé wasn’t doing the Euro to make the Olympics”

« If you want to do the Olympics, great, but you also have to do the Tournament. It’s as if Mbappé wasn’t doing the Euro to make the Olympics. Maybe it’s a generational thing, maybe I’m no longer up to date “, added Vincent Moscato then taking the example of Kylian Mbappé to support his remarks regarding Antoine Dupont to Olympic Games.