Antoine Dupont is rumoured to miss out on the 2024 Guinness Six Nations as he switches to the Sevens game in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.
After the ending of the 2023 Rugby World Cup with France just narrowly losing to South Africa 29-28 it left the French skipper frustrated as he was dissatisfied by some of the referee’s decisions.
If the 27-year-old makes the switch to the Sevens circuit it will leave the French Head Coach Fabien Galthie looking for a new captain and also a starting nine ahead of the Six Nations.
However, it will not come as a shock to many as he is not the first 15-a-side player to make this move as former All-Black International Sonny Bill Williams made the switch in 2016 as he was looking for a piece of gold.
Also after being left out of Eddie Jones Wallabies squad for the 2023 World Cup, former Aussie skipper Michael Hooper will join the bid for gold as he attempts to do the double after winning the Webb Ellis Trophy back in 2015.
France’s sevens team have not had the best of luck at recent Olympic games as they failed to qualify for the last games in Tokyo. When it debuted back in 2016 in Rio, Les Bleus were knocked out in the last eight by Japan 12-7.
The tournament itself will be held at the Stade de France between the 24-30th of July, where reigning two-time champions Fiji will be hoping to make it a third consecutive win at the games.
Words By Harry Tovey.
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