Antoine Dupont may be on the side for several months, his shadow weighs on the Toulouse stadium as the Top 14 semi-final approaches.
Antoine Dupont has had a good time in recent weeks. While Stade Toulousain began the final stretch of his season, his captain chained the outings with his new partner, the old Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere, from the Cannes Festival to the final of Roland-Garros via the Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
The former Castres does not neglect his rehabilitation and his return to the lawns is always hoped for this fall. In the meantime, the Toulouse stadium hopes to chain a third title of champion of France and this despite the absence of his master to play. At least on the ground. Because although injured, Antoine Dupont remains present in all the heads as the semi-finals approaches.
“This is the story of Antoine and the Toulouse stadium. We know how much he can bring to the team, in the game when he is on the field but also outside with his aura and the image he represents. Inevitably, even when he is not there, we talk about it just as much as we are doing, thus entrusted his usual lining, Paul Graou, in the columns of La Dépêche du Midi. Antoine is an exceptional player, we look forward to him coming back, but when he is not there, it’s up to us to take the best possible to make the team play well. »»
Antoine Dupont absent, Paul Graou wants to enjoy it
The native of Auch is reduced to evolving in the shadow of Antoine Dupont and accommodates it without difficulty as evidenced by his choice to prolong with the red and black. “It was dictated by the fact that we win a lot of titles and that we play very high level matches almost all the seasons. We have had the opportunity for three years to make semi-finals of TOP14 and Champions Cup, matches that count in a career so necessarily that it weighs in the balance ”, he explained.
“When we sign or go up to Toulouse in 9, we know very well that there are Antoine, that there are cleaner matches where we will be replacing but the law of sport makes that I have this year the chance to start, he continued. It’s up to me to bite this opportunity. We have a group that lives well, which wins and we have the feeling of progressing every week. We learn all the time and that’s what is motivating. »»
