By BEN JAYCOCK

Gold standard: Antoine Dupont celebrates after scoring in the Olympic final win against Fiji
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NINE months on from their heartbreaking quarter-final loss in the World Cup to South Africa, Antoine Dupont inspired France's Sevens side to win Olympic gold at the Stade de France.
Dupont was devastated after France's 29-28 loss to eventual winners South Africa last October but the scrum-half's decision to miss this year's Six Nations in the hope of becoming an Olympic gold medallist paid off handsomely.
The Top 14 and Champions Cup winner with Toulouse was...