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Antoine Dupont (born 15 November 1996) is a French professional rugby union player, who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulouse and captains the France national team. Known for his acceleration, skills and vision, he is widely considered one of the best players in the world, as well as one of the greatest scrum-halves of all time.

Résumé carrière palmarès club

Raised in, Dupont made his professional debut with Castres in 2014.

Having represented his country at under-20 level, Dupont made his senior debut for the France national team in 2017, at age 20, against Italy in the 2017 Six Nations Championship. Alongside his half-back partner Romain Ntamack, he won the 2022 Six Nations Championship, the first French Grand Slam since 2010.

Récompenses individuelles In 2021, Dupont won World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year.

Early life
Naissance, famille, enfance, scolarité, rugby citation de Dupont encadré gauche Antoine Dupont was born on November 15, 1996 in Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées but grew up in nearby village Castelnau-Magnoac. Having lived in the area for generations, his family is of ancient French ancestry and came from backgrounds in the northern foreland of the Pyrenees, in the heart of France as their traditional French surname suggests. The Duponts have strong and old roots in the former province of Bigorre, part of the larger region known as Gascony. Parents pork nurse grands parents hotel Magret

The Duponts have strong and old family roots in the former province of Bigorre, now corresponding to the territory of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. where he started rugby for Magnoac FC at the age of 4. In 2011, he joined Auch as a junior. Dupont studied for a master's degree in sport management in 2019 at the Toulouse School of Management

Dupont is a young product of Auch academy just like Toulouse team-mate and best friend Anthony Jelonch, or La Rochelle’s Pierre Bougarit and Grégory Alldritt.

Castres
Premier contrat, Premier match, premier essai, blessure, prolongation contrat, départ

Toulouse
Premier contrat, Premier match, premier essai, blessure, prolongation contrat, titres, capitanat, image In 2014, Dupont joined Castres in the Top 14 after the relegation of Auch in the 2013–14 Rugby Pro D2 season.

In November 2016, Stade Toulousain announced Antoine Dupont's recruitment for the 2017–18 season.

In 2019, Dupont won the Top 14 with Toulouse after defeating Clermont Auvergne 24-18 in the 2018-19 final.

In May 2021, Dupont won the European Rugby Champions Cup with Toulouse after defeating La Rochelle 22-17 in the 2020-2021 final. As captain, he lifted the trophy after the final whistle. In the same year, Toulouse completed the domestic and European double winning the Top 14 for the 2nd time beating La Rochelle 18-8 in the final.

He was awarded the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year in 2021.

France
In 2016, he was selected for the France U-20 team for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He was one of the stars of the tournament scoring 36 points which included 5 tries.

In November 2016, he was selected for the French Barbarian team which played and beat Australia.

Dupont was called up to the French first team for the first time ahead of France's fourth 2017 Six Nations Championship match against Italy as a replacement for Maxime Machenaud. He made his debut in that game coming on for Baptiste Serin in the 72nd minute of an eventual 40–18 away win.

In 2020, Dupont was named player of the tournament during following the 2020 Six Nations Championship.

In 2022, Dupont was named as France captain in the absence of Charles Ollivon. During 2022 Six Nations Championship France won the tournament, also achieving the Grand Slam. This was France's first Six Nations Championship win since 2010. Dupont picked up player of the tournament for the 2nd time.

Though not winning the 2023 Six Nations, Dupont Claimed his 3rd Six Nations Player of the Tournament trophy, Equalling Brian O'Driscoll as the only player to win the award 3 times.

He is the third French captain after Fabien Pelous and Thierry Dusautoir to have beaten Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

International statistics by opposition
Correct as of 18 March 2023

International tries
Correct as of 18 March 2023

Style of play
Standing 1.74m tall and weighing about 85 kg, Antoine Dupont is an athletic and stocky scrum-half who can also play the fly-half position (he played at the 10 until his first professional season in which he converted to the 9). A very versatile player, he is known for his explosive acceleration and creativity when in possession of the ball.

acceleration, kicking, skills, strength and vision

physique, poste, qualités

Reception
Dupont has received many plaudits and awards in his football career.

Rugby Pass describe him as "one of the finest scrum halves to ever play the game." / He’s a once-in-a-generation talent. The different brands chase him, the TV studios welcome him with pleasure and his fame has therefore spread far beyond the boundaries of just rugby. Rugby Pass

Commercial endorsements
An acclaimed and popular athlete, Dupont is one of the highest-paid French players with income of €600,000 per season, as of 2021. In addition to his salary and bonuses, he has endorsements with many brands and global companies, including Adidas, Peugeot, Volvic and Tissot while he was sponsored by Land Rover until 2021. In 2016, he signed a sponsorship contract with the German sportswear and equipment supplier on a deal worth €40,000 per year. In 2022, he became a brand ambassador for retail company Groupe Casino and France state-owned railway company SNCF. Additionally, he appeared on the cover of video game Rugby 22 alongside Cheslin Kolbe and Will Skelton.

Appearance on screen
Dupont has been involved in films and series focused on Toulouse. From 7 November 2020 to June 2021, French filmmakers Éric Hannezo and Matthieu Vollaire filmed a 107-minute black and white documentary feature film Le Stade, which follows the French club during Stade Toulousain's 2020-21 Champions Cup and Top 14 successful campaign, after having shot more than 600 hours of dailies for weeks. The movie was theatrically released on 13 April 2022 in France by Pathé and took around 67,000 admissions domestically. A sports docuseries of the same name, using unseen footage and containing four 40-minute episodes, was released on the streaming service Paramount+ on 22 December 2022.

Personal life
Dupont graduated from high school in 2014 and obtained his obtaining his baccalaureate in science, particularly biology and natural science. He then completed an undergraduate degree (licence) in science and techniques of physical and sports activities (STAPS) at the Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University in 2018. After graduation, Dupont attended the Toulouse School of Management, a public management school which is part of the Toulouse 1 Capitole University, from 2018 to 2020 and earned as a graduate a master's degree in sport management.

With his two years older brother Clément, he bought and renovated an old rural estate located in his childhood village that belonged to his grandparents. The place, that is used for parties, wedding receptions or other types of celebrations, reopened in 2021.

In addition to his native French, Dupont can speak English.

Honours

 * Toulouse
 * European Rugby Champions Cup
 * Winner (1): 2020–21


 * Top 14
 * Winner (3): 2018–19, 2020-21, 2022-23


 * France
 * Six Nations Championship
 * Winner (1): 2022
 * Runner-up (3): 2020, 2021, 2023


 * Individual
 * World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year: 2021
 * Six Nations Player of the Championship: 2020, 2022, 2023
 * EPCR Player of the Year: 2021
 * Nuit du rugby International Player of the Season: 2021, 2022
 * Nuit du rugby Player of the Season: 2021
 * Nuit du rugby Breakthrough Player of the Season: 2017
 * Midi Olympique World Award: 2021, 2022
 * Midi Olympique Golden Award: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * Rugby World World's Best Player: 2021