Why France must find right cover for Dupont

JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

ANTOINE Dupont is captain of Toulouse for a reason, and as stand-in captain of France for the injured Charles Ollivon in the Six Nations he could not have been more successful than winning a Grand Slam in his first campaign leading the team.
The scrum-half was chosen as captain because he is the outstanding player in his position in France – and far wider afield – and the choice was made easier for his coaches for club and country by his exceptional form.
It also explains why the Rugby Union Writers’ Club made ...

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