The truth about Antoine Dupont

Antoine Dupont born November 15th 1996 is a French professional Rugby Union player who plays as a scrum half for top 14 Club to lose and captains the France national team Dupont has won the world rugby men's 15th Player of the Year award in 2021 and 36 Nations player of the Championships the most by a French player he has won nine major competitions in his career including four top 14 titles two European rugby Champions Cup the grand slam of the Six Nations Championship the 2023 to 24 svns and the gold medal at the men's rugby sevens tournament in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris early life Dupont was born in lenzin but grew up in the nearby Village of castela magnak where he started playing rugby for magnak FC at the age of four in 2011 he joined Al as a junior Club career in 2014 Dupont joined castres in the top 14 after after the relegation of Al in the 2013 to 14 Rugby Pro D2 season in November 2016 State tulis announced DuPont's recruitment for the 2017 to 18 season in 2019 Dupont won the top 14 with to lose after defeating claraia 24 to18 in the 2018 to19 Final in May 2021 Dupont won the European rugby champions cup with too after defeating lell 22-7 in the 2020 to 2021 final as Captain he lifted the trophy after the final whistle in the same year too completed the domestic and European double winning the top 14 for the second time beating lell 18 to8 in the final International career in 2016 Dupont was selected for the France u20 team for the 2016 World rugby under 20 Championship he was one of the stars of the tournament scoring 36 points which included five 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 maxim maenad he made his debut in that game coming on for Baptist San in the 72nd minute of an eventual 40 to8 away win in 2020 Dupont was named player of the championship during following the 20 26 Nations championship in 2022 Dupont was named as Fran's standon captain in the absence of Charles olivon later that year France won the 20226 Nations Championship achieving the Grand Slam as a result this was France's first six nations Championship win since 2010 Dupont was awarded player of the championship for the third time though France did not win the 20236 Nations tournament Dupont claimed his third player of the championship trophy equaling Brian O'Driscoll as the only player to win the award three times he is the third French Captain after Fabian Palace and TI dwar to have beaten Australia New Zealand and South Africa he was selected to Captain the 34-man squad for France as they hosted the 2023 Rugby World Cup they would advance past the Pool stage however they exited the tournament in the quarterfinals after losing to eventual winners South Africa during the 20232 24 svns season he helped France sevens win the Los Angeles tournament and later the Madrid tournament by winning the latter France sevens became champions for the first time in the history he was absent for France during the 20246 Nations Championship due to his commitment to France sevens during the 2024 Olympics in Paris he played a key role and scored the last Tri versus Argentina in the quarterfinals France would reach the final where they would face Fiji and dupond again and shown scoring and assisting and helping France secure their first ever gold medal in sevens personal life Dupont graduated from high school in 2014 obtaining his Balor in science particularly biology and natural science he then completed an undergraduate degree license in science and techniques of physical and sports activities staps at the tulus 3 Paul Saadia University in 2018 after graduation dupond attended the tul School of Management a public management school which is part of the Tulu one Capital University from 2018 to 2020 and earned as a graduate a master's degree in sport management with his 2 years older brother Clement he bought and renovated an old rural estate located in his childhood Village that belonged to his grandparents the venue reopened in 2021 and is used for parties wedding receptions and other types of corporate events in addition to his native French Dupont can speak English commercial endorsements and 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 puso volvic and tsot while he was sponsored by Land Rover until 2021 in 2016 he signed a sponsorship contract with the German sportsware and equipment supplier on a deal worth €40,000 per year in 2022 he became a brand ambassador for retail company group casino and France state-owned Railway company sncf additionally he appeared on the cover of video game rugby 22 alongside chasn Colby and Will Skelton other appearances Dupont wax figure unveiled in 2023 Dupont has been involved in films and series focused on to lose from November 7th 2020 to June 2021 1 French filmmakers Eric Hano and mat valer filmed a 107 minute black and white documentary feature film late which follows the French club during State tulo's 2020 to 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 April 13th 2022 in France by path and took around 67,000 admissions domestically a sports docuseries of the same name us unseen footage and containing 4 40-minute episodes was released on the streaming service Paramount Plus on 22 December 2022 alongside former Rugby Union player Sebastian chabel Formula 1 driver estaban o con astronaut Thomas pesque and multiple French artists he took part in the 2023 lesson fors charity concert Edition for the restaurants duur the show was broadcast by tf1 on March 3rd and had an audience of more than 8 million viewers he appeared in the video clip for the song darer by French rappers big flow and olly released in June 2023 a tribute song was also dedicated to him the same month and a biographical comic book was released in September 2023 about 3 months prior to the kickoff of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Opening match a wax figure of DuPont went on display at the m gevan in Paris honors to lose two times European rugby Champions Cup 2021 2024 four times top 14 2019 2021 2023 2024 France one time Six Nations Championship 2022 Grand Slam three times runnerup six nations Championship 2020 2021 2023 France 71 times Rugby sevs at the Summer Olympics 2024 one times svns 2023 to 24 S spns one time Spain sevens 20241 times USA 7s 20241 * Canada s's third place 2024 individual winner one times World rugby men's 15th Player of the Year 2021 nominee 2x World rugby men's 15th Player of the Year 2022 2023 three times six nations player of the championship 2020 2022 2023 two times European professional Club rugby player of the year 2021 2024 three times New D rugby International player of the season 2021 2022 2023 two times new do rugby player of the Season 2021 2023 one times new do rugby breakthrough player of the Season 2017 two times midi Olympic World award 2021 2022 four times midi o golden award 2019 2020 2021 2022 one times Ruby world world's best player 2021 W one times 2023 to 24 s spns Rookie of the Year award 2023 to 2024