NICK CAIN

THE 2024 Olympic Sevens was a massive showcase for Antoine Dupont’s extraordinary sporting talent, but also for rugby union, not just in France, but globally. Full credit to the French Rugby Federation (FFR) for their funding of a fully fledged four-year sevens programme which brought the host nation its first gold medal of the games.
It saw France soar from being the zeros of the international abbreviated game to become its heroes in Paris, with their scintillating brand of sevens overwhelming two-time Olympic champions Fiji in the final, roared on by a Stade de Fran...