Rugby Sevens: “I continue to familiarize myself with this sport, for the moment it’s not going too bad”, Antoine Dupont continues his learning

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Rugby Sevens: “I continue to familiarize myself with this sport, for the moment it’s not going too bad”, Antoine Dupont continues his learning

Le Toulousain fait des débuts remarqués. MAXPPP – Ethan Cairns

"I continue to learn", said Saturday Antoine Dupont, star of the French XV engaged this weekend in the tournament of the world rugby sevens circuit in Los Angeles, with the aim of the Games Olympic Games in Paris this summer (July 26 – August 11).

Entering the second half of the second group match, Dupont helped the Blues dominate Great Britain (19-12) including a superb foot pass for a corner try from Nelson Epée.

Tell us about your kick for the Nelson Épée test…

"It doesn't happen much here, even we in our system do very little kicking. When it works everyone says bravo (laughs) but you must not miss it because afterwards, the counter can be fatal. It's true that I perhaps have habits from the XV. Seeing tight defenses that 'rush' and leave spaces within 15 meters, it was an opportunity. The opponents are not used to it, but sometimes neither are the partners! Nelson (Epée) is used to working with me in Toulouse."

What are your feelings about this tournament ?

"So far so good. We'll see tomorrow (Sunday), it's the sequence that weighs. I played the first match for 14 minutes (played in full), that's fine, I was still fresh, I hope it won't weigh too much on the matches that will count.' quot;

How do you rate your progress at VII ?

"Every time I'm on the field I make progress. Afterwards, I don't do daily assessments to know where I am. I continue to learn, to nourish myself, each time I am on the field I analyze by talking with the guys, I continue to familiarize myself with this sport, for the moment It's not going too bad."

Do you feel the expectations of the media, the public ?

"I felt it especially in Vancouver (Canada, its first tournament, last week), it was also the curiosity of all the people on the circuit who are not necessarily used to having , in quote, the headliners of the XV try their hand at VII, so they must have wanted to see what I was worth and my motivations.

There was a bit of a wait around it, but I didn't pay too much attention to it. I already had enough to concentrate on myself, I had excitement but also a lot of apprehension because I didn't really know where I was putting the feet, so I focused on myself to be the best I could be."

Is the Olympic objective palpable now ?

"Everyone has it in their sights obviously, then we have enough to concentrate on short-term objectives, Vancouver last weekend, there that& #39;is the tournament this weekend, there will still be the Asian tour and the Madrid tournament, there are a lot of deadlines before thinking about the Games but obviously everyone has it ;a in line of sight."

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