Then and now: It’s tough to compare

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CHRIS HEWETT

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Whenever the incomparable Antoine Dupont does the kind of things he did in dragging Toulouse over the line in a Champions Cup final for the ages, everyone starts making comparisons. Is he better than Gareth Edwards, asks the entire rugby world and its maiden aunt?
Smart-arsed answer: yes, because Gareth is 76 and no longer the player he was. Safe answer: we will never know, because the Welshman was then and the Frenchman is now.
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