Antoine Dupont

Antoine Dupont (born 15 November 1996) is a French professional rugby union player. He currently plays at scrum half for Toulouse in the Top 14.[1][2]

Antoine Dupont
Birth nameAntoine Dupont
Date of birth (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996
Place of birthLannemezan, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2011
2011–2014		 Magnoac FC
Auch		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017
2017–		 Castres
Toulouse		 61
50		 (44)
(105)
Correct as of 10 January 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2016
2017–		 France U20
French Barbarians
France		 11
1
27		 (36)
(0)
(35)
Correct as of 22 November 2020

Youth

Dupont was born in Lannemezan but grew up in the nearby village of Castelnau-Magnoac where he started rugby for Magnoac FC at the age of 4 years old. In 2011 he joined Auch as a junior.

Professional career

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.[3]

International career

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.[4]

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.[5] He made his debut in that game coming on for Baptiste Serin in the 72nd minute of an eventual 40–18 away win.

International tries
International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 March 2019 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Italy 3–5 14–25 2019 Six Nations
2 17 August 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Scotland 30–3 32–3 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
3 30 August 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Italy 24–7 47–19 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
4 21 September 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan  Argentina 12–3 23–21 2019 Rugby World Cup
5 24 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Wales 12–13
38–21
 Test Match
6 19–13
7 31 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Ireland 5–0 35–27 2020 Six Nations

Honours

Club

Toulouse

Individual

References
  1. "Antoine Dupont Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Stade Toulousain". www.stadetoulousain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. "Toulouse sign rising star Dupont | Planetrugby.com". Planetrugby.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  4. "Antoine Dupont | Rugby.com.au". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  5. XV de France : La composition pour l’Italie
  6. "DUPONT AND SCARRATT WIN PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS". Six Nations Rugby. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.


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