It will be tough to dethrone Dupont

Brendan Gallagher looks at the players who could light up the tournament

So who will emerge as the iconic player and/or personality of Rugby World Cup 2023? Who will make the biggest impact and write their name large in the annals and join the nine names we have focused on already in this mini-series?
In one way it’s a no brainer, you don’t have to be Mystic Meg. If hosts France win and their captain Antoine Dupont enjoys anything like a modicum of luck with injuries, I don’t doubt for a second that it will be the incredible Toulouse scrum-half and force of nature. His lifting the Webb Elli...

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