Toulouse, France, Dec 29, 2025 (AFP) - Dazzling Dupont brings France cheer heading into new year

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2025-12-29

France were worthy Six Nations champions in 2025 but the awful knee injury suffered by their captain and scrum-half Antoine Dupont in Dublin in March cast a long shadow over the celebrations. The French huffed and puffed during the Autumn internationals, seeing off Fiji and Australia but slumping to a 32-17 loss to South Africa, the benchmark of world rugby. One man doesn't make a team but the spark that Dupont brings to any side was missing.......

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