Dupont stars in Madrid

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ANTOINE Dupont helped France to a Sevens World Series win in Madrid. The French put three tries past favourites Argentina to win the final 19-5, with Dupont setting up the third for Paulin Riva.
After waiting 19 years for a Sevens title, France have now won two of the five tournaments since Toulouse scrum-half Dupont joined the squad from the 15-a-side team.
“Antoine is the best player in the world, we think,” said Riva. “When he is on the pitch we have a lot of confidence and we are very happy tonight.
“We feel the Olympics arrived right now.&...

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