He definitely hasn’t gone to Sevens for a rest! It’s by far the toughest form of football in terms of physical fitness. He’s planning to compete in the Paris Olympics later this year, so he’s playing in some events of the Sevens World Series to prepare. Yesterday in LA, France won their first World Series gold since 2005, in only Dupont’s second tournament playing sevens. In my opinion he’s easily the best rugby player alive, and already an all time great. I’m English, but I love to watch France play when he’s on the pitch. If GB don’t win the Olympic gold then I hope France does.
Dupont plays with some of the greatest supporting teams you can get ,yes he is very good but there are better players if you are looking at stats over a span of a season,he makes good plays but if you watch his games youll see its one good moment then he evens out.Faf de klerk has declined recently due to age but he has almost double stats.Faf de klerk plays for South Africa and there is a debate between the two.Credit to dupont but acknowledge that with a good team anyone can look good
are you saying south africa doesn't have a good supporting team ? look at france playing with and without dupont the difference is huge. The thing with dupont is he's so extraordinary when he does very good plays people overlook it because they got use to insanely good plays. He almost always pick the right play there is no mistake in his judgement call, it's like watching a supercompter play chess.@@tristantgm
The theory is that he went to 7s for a challenge to digest the WorldCup results. He's the golden standard of a man with skills and values. He's of farmer background, which can be overlooked in France And he's got typical southern accent. 😊
@@tristantgmStats are not everything. Dupont is an all around player. His kicks in play are better than anyone's. He showed his strength with the tackle at one meter from the line. In the sevens he showed his speed.
Even as an Englishman Dupont id the best player I've ever seen. Although I'm not old enough to have seen many legends in their prime he is the best I've witnessed unbelievable at every aspect of the game, and I've been lucky enough to see him live 3 times he's great. I was even their for his pass against wales best pass ive ever seen live the TV doesnt doe it justice.
@@alexispommier2012 I wish I was old enough to remember him play. I was born in 2005 so a bit young. But I know he was an amazing player on of the best ever.
@@casperselka671I'm French, and Johnny Wilkinson is a living legend in my eyes. I have deep admiration for his career, his work ethic, he is humble, intelligent and so friendly when he communicates. if you have the chance, go watch some videos. he made us suffer so much 😂
I am a rugby lover, Dupont is the best I have ever seen, he can do everything, he is a genius, he will go down in history as the best player of all time, Congratulations for the video, you were very good
@@QSNggWorld Rugby made a vidéo about Alain Penaud : "the most exciting player in the world" with Habana, Rokokoko, Shaun Williams, Drew Mitchell, Rob Kearney and Ashton.. And always with laughing face.. Antoine is better when he plays with N'Tamack, who's one of the most beautifulest player i've seen playing.. This 2 guys are exceptionnals. Thanks for This vidéo. ❤
@@QSNgg c'est ce qui fait sa force dans le jeu au pied. Il peut, ainsi, avoir de plus grande possibilité de s'ouvrir tout les angles, quel que soit sa position.
En fait antoine dupont jouait en equipe de france de rugby à 7 chez les moins de 18 ans. Donc il est aussi bon au rugby à 7 qu'à 15. En plus c'est un super mec !
"Premières danses" : le film sur l'aventure des Crabos du FC Auch, avec les premiers exploits de Dupont et Jelonch. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ixKzwD8kzoE.html
There isn't a dimension of the game in which Dupont isn't one of the best in the world He has the best vision in rugby, The best footwork Best passing Best defence for a back He is one of the fastest players One of the strongest Best player technically Best tactically One of the best in attack One of the best in duels Objectively speaking, no player in history has combined so many qualities. But some players have already had as big an impact as he has. Wilkinson, McCaw, Carter, O'Driscoll, Parisse...
Pound for pound Antoine is the real deal. The blue and white stripes are the colours of the Racing Club De France (Paris suburbs omlnisport club) since 1885. The rugby team (nowadays known under the name Racing 92) has been founded in 1890. The Argentinian national rugby team (known as the Pumas) has been founded in 1910.
I appreciate how quickly you got to master this complex sport intricacies and are able to read the game plays perfectly. Antoine is a complete package and as you said his rugby IQ is insane, before he touches the ball he has scanned his teammates and the opponents positions perfectly, so he knows what to do immediately. Antoine Dupont and Cheslin Kolbe had been teammates and partners of crimes in Toulouse during several years.
Un joueur extraordinaire comme le rugby sait en produire. Il n'est pas le seul, mais il faut reconnaître qu'il donne de la magie au jeu et c'est très agréable à voir !
@@QSNgg You need to watch this "TOP 14 - Résumé Toulouse-Toulon: 39-0 - J13 - Saison 2018/2019" with Dupond, Kolbe, Huget, Medard, ... State of the art of Toulouse Rugby. I was in the statium and that play was awsome👌
A grubber is a low trajectory kick where you hold the ball upright and strike the top half of the ball. This causes it to spin end over end and it will often kick up significantly higher after a few bounces.
Thanks. Dupont used to play in my local club in south west France. Great guy very humble. Appart from his exceptional skills he has the best vision of the game. 👍🇫🇷🇺🇸
The match against South Africa (RWC 2024) Dupont is wearing a head guard because he suffered a fractured cheekbone in a match earliet in the tournament.
In XVs, he is considered the most talented player in the world currently, even after the quarter-final loss in the World Cup, (but he was recovering from a fractured maxillar bone), yet in XVs the positions are highly specialized, so he'd be nothing as a pack player, for instance. He has the position that gets to handle the ball the most, scrum-half, which makes him highly visible, and his talent too. I was very dubious at first about his 7s adventure, esp. since the XV French team needs him badly (many key players have been lost to injury and we're absolutely lousy at the moment), and I thought the French 7s team to be too mediocre to redeem, but when you know your rugby, his class shows everywhere, even in 7s...The way he eludes his opponents, fends them, accelerates, passes perfectly and at exactly the right moment, yes, he exudes class.
Thanks so much for all of your incredible insight on XVs and the specialized aspect of the game and positions. You're absolutely right he's incredible and exudes class 100% 🙌🏽
Love the videos! Came across your channel when you reacted to LRZ and if he could make it in the NFL and I’ll be honest I’m I really impressed how you’re picking up and learning the game of rugby. Great work. Thanks for the great content.
You're very accurate and entertaining. Your passion is infectious and your NFL background actually enhances and enriches your commentary ; I don't know much about NFL, but I bet I'd find it really interesting commented by you! Growing up I always liked Christophe Dominici (an another french player, winger). Couldnt help thinking of him the first time I saw Dupont : short stature, low center of gravity, pugnacious, capable of insane accelerations and evading defence. There ends the comparison though. Dupont is much more versatile, insanely good in so many fields and an entire league of his own regarding strategy
Massive love FabLucia! I really appreciate you and your kind words. It means a lot 🙌🏽 I will have to check out Chrisotphe Dominici! You said it perfectly when describing Dupont. He's incredibly versatile and so smart! Beautiful to watch him work
Ça fait plaisir de voire un américain qui comprend le rugby et sa complexité. C'est vraiment du beau travail l'ami. Un jour, je l'espère l'Amérique comprendra les règles du rugby. Qui en fera un des plus beaux sport du monde.
Merci beaucoup Seb ! Je vous apprécie vraiment ainsi que vos aimables paroles. Cela signifie beaucoup ❤️ Félicitations également pour avoir remporté l'or aux Jeux olympiques à 7 masculin ! C'était bien mérité. 🥇 ____ Thanks so much Seb! I really appreciate you and the kind words. It means a lot ❤️ Also, congratulations on winning Gold in the olympics for Men's 7s! It was well deserved. 🥇
Antoine Dupont est plus qu'incroyable ! Félicitations pour avoir remporté la médaille d'or 🥇🇫🇷 ___ Antoine Dupont is beyond incredible! Congrats on winning the gold medal 🥇🇫🇷
"Impressionnant" !! Thank you for showing rugby and our player Antoine Dupont. I see you appreciate . Coooool 🙂🙂🙂 Like Soccer or (US)Football, a beautiful team sport Grettings from France
7:11 against Racing 92, Top14 team. He steals the ball to Teddy Thomas! Antoine is the symbol of the renewal of French team with his childhood friends Greg Aldritt and especially Anthony Jelonch! Have a look also on Romain N'tamack! Antoine and Romain, legendary 9 and 10!
4:15 a grubber is when you kick it on the end closest to you so it bounces up. Grubbers can either be used to bounce horribly for the full back (number 15) to deal with or a pass that can go forwards and be gathered by yourself or a teammate as long as they are behind you when you kick it.
Dupont - class act, no doubt about it. Gd vid thanks. However, I think there is a bit of a feeling in general, that you could read us the phone book and we would all be captivated and engaged! My comment is ditto the comment below, nice energy, it's due to your authenticity, your manners ......... (Down here, we love fake people, ----- as long as they're mannequins!) Top show 🏴
That means the world to me LJ. I appreciate you so much and I'm grateful we connected. You and the entire community have been so helpful and friendly to me. I do my best to show rugby and everyone involved the love and respect you deserve I just love celebrating people, sports, and nations! This journey with you all has been a true blessing in my life
2024 : European champion 🏆, French champion 🛡, Olympic rugby seven champion 🥇. He was ( as usual ) absolutely decisive in all these finals ( Olympic final : First half Dupont out, 7 - 7. Second half Dupont in : one decisive pass and two tries, 28 - 7 ). Who will be the “ best rugby player ” this year...? 🤔🇫🇷 😁 ;)
Argentina suit and Racing 92 suit are close to be the same. Thx for this video,I love seeing him playing even if I have already seen it many times. I agree with you Antoine is already a legend. And a legend helps his surrounding partners to be much better. Look at N'tamak, Flament, Jelonch, Willis( this guy is amazing), mauvaka...etc
At 11:02, I think they were complaining because of an obstruction or “crossing” as one of the players ran a dummy line which prevented the defender from tackling, not that they could tackle king dupont though 🤣
To get your bearings, the all-blue or all-white jerseys with no sponsor on them are the jerseys of the French national team (there are international competitions in rugby), and the others are those of French clubs playing in national and European competitions.
let's take a moment to appreciate a few facts: - we are very lucky to be alive at a time when we can witness this greatness "live" - future generations are lucky that the footage quality and quantity will be there to see the stuff of legend we tell them about try getting the quality and quantity to watch the legend made more than 20 years ago... as a French, my mom was telling me about Jean Pierre Rive, as an example, but it is hard to find footage of how though as nail he was... now, if in 20 years I talk about Dupont to someone, they will have material to make their own opinion, if he was the real deal or if I'm blowing smoke... the same for many other sports and athletes... we are lucky and there should be a free online library where "old" footage get stocked for future use, once the owner rights are past (20 years I think)
You said it perfectly! It’s beautiful that we have access to these incredible talents and can study their greatness. It’s going to only help improve athletes in the game even more as we progress
You should react to Stade Toulousain, Dupont's team. Its the greatest team ever in Rugby, they won 22 times the French championship (Who is hardest in Europe and maybe in the world) and 5 times the European Cup. Their type of plays are beautiful. You will love that.
@dietermeyer3531 I remember after watching both games thinking that they were 2 of the best matches I've ever seen in all my 35+ years of being a Rugby disciple!!
That’s crazy to get fined for kicking the ball in the stand. That’s thankfully not in rugby. Great videos keep it up from Ireland. Brian o Driscoll is another player concidered to be the goat so maybe check him out
Damien Penaud is the number 14 you mentioned. France's leading scorer. I'm sure there's a highlight of him somewhere. Or just look for a selection of recent French tries, you'll see plenty of him!
Yooo... USMLR season started... highlights is up on their channel ;) .... was very impressed with Nola winning the ball in the DC scrum, without a penalty. Rare to see in the modern rules.
Merci de France à toi pour ce partage .Arracher le ballon.. 7 'mn 20 C'est la quintessence de l'humiliation pour un joueur . Comme Dan Carter Jonah Lomu si merveilleux joueurs, Antoine Dupont et Serge Blanco sont leurs égaux par la classe pure
Le rugby : des valeurs de bonhomme et du respect ...nous allons vers une génétique de malade,dupont en est que le prémice de la nouvelle génération ovalie...il reste extrêmement doué et extra lucide sur chaque rencontre,et c'est la la magie. Il loupe très rarement un match! La constance est la preuve de son don naturel. On reste dégoûté de pas avoir la coupe vraiment kidnappé sur notre territoire😂...On verra en Australie. 🙌.
Vous l'avez parfaitement dit ! Il semble avoir beaucoup de classe et de caractère. Juste un homme et un coéquipier formidable. J'adore le voir jouer au jeu
Shoestring tackle we call it the ANKLE TAP. CHIP AND CHASE IS WHAT IT IS. GRUBBER IS WHEN YOU KICK THE BALL AND IT SORT OF STAYS ON THE GROUND ITS A SORT OF ROLLING FORWARD KICK CHIP CHASE IS AERIAL ATTACKING KICK GRUBBER IS A ROLLING ON THE GROUND ATTACKING KICK.
at 10:59 they were complaining about crossing, where the playing with the ball crosses behind another player who obstructs the tackle resulting in a pen
Excellent reaction, you just missed one little thing : the 50-22 around 8'00 was made with his left foot !! actually can play both with almost the same accuracy. I think it's unique at this level.
@QSNgg 😀😀 my pleasure. And yes, it's crazy. He switched to 7 to play the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. They already made 3 tournaments (Canada, USa, and I don't remember about the last one), you can find a lot of highlights on RU-vid. I was thinking: unfortunately Ntamack is still injured. Because if Dupont is a fantastic player, both together, whatever it's with Toulouse (to loose 😉) or the French team, they are the best pair 9-10. And with the rugby 7 French team, they could destroy every teams (and it's also why we lost vs South Africa at the world cup)
Yo Dude. You've mentioned you played College Football, but by any chance are there any highlights from your college days you could react to? That could be a fun video.
That's a great question, I'll have to find any highlights from my college days. Everything I had was on tapes 📼 That's some old school technology right there 🤣
The URC (Rugby Union competition involving clubs from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa) have uploaded a highlights reel of Kurt-Lee Arendse of the Vodacom Bulls and the Springboks. He plays wing or fullback for both club and country. He is a very fast and dangerous runner (similar to Cheslin Kolbe). I think you have seen him in some of the Springboks highlights. But definitely take a look at some of his highlights for the Vodacom Bulls. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--Jypiy89AUY.html
Salut mec, j'espère que tu vas bien ! Antoine dupont n'est le seul grand, mais toute l'équipe de France en général avec ces haut et ces bas. Je t'ai partagé un short de Nolann Le Garrec avec une chistera légendaire ainsi qu'une courte vidéo de Louis Bielle-biarrey et Damian Penaud! ( À savoir que Damian Penaud et le fil de Alain Penaud qui lui aussi était en équipe de France le père Ntamack Émile qui à donné la voie à Romain et Théo Ntamack ces fils...) Breff l'équipe de France et de père en fils et même en fille... Je t'ai partagé aussi une vidéo magnifique de Romain Ntamack ! Régale toi Bro Bonne journée 😉👍💪🙏
Salut Florian! C'est formidable d'avoir de vos nouvelles, et merci beaucoup d'avoir partagé tous ces superbes moments forts du rugby ! J'apprécie vraiment que vous preniez le temps de me tenir au courant de l'équipe de France. Vous avez tout à fait raison, il y a tellement de talent au-delà d'Antoine Dupont. L'ensemble de l'équipe française est incroyablement impressionnant, avec son mélange de vétérans d'expérience et de jeunes joueurs passionnants. C'est fantastique de voir cet héritage du rugby se transmettre également à travers les générations - des Penauds aux Ntamacks. Ce lien familial ajoute une dimension si particulière au sport. J'aimerais en savoir plus sur les pièces spécifiques que vous avez mentionnées - cette chistera de Nolann Le Garrec a l'air incroyable ! Et tout ce qui implique Louis Bielle-Biarrey et Damian Penaud sera forcément passionnant. Vos descriptions dressent un tableau si vivant. Ce clip de Romain Ntamack doit aussi être quelque chose de spécial. C'est un joueur tellement dynamique à regarder. Merci encore de partager votre passion pour le rugby français. C'est toujours un plaisir de discuter de sport avec quelqu'un qui connaît son métier. J'espère que vous passerez également une bonne journée ! Je vous apprécie et tout votre soutien toujours ❤️🙌🏽 __ Hey Florian! It's great to hear from you, and thanks so much for sharing all those awesome rugby highlights! I really appreciate you taking the time to keep me in the loop about the French team. You're absolutely right that there's so much talent beyond just Antoine Dupont. The whole French squad is incredibly impressive, with their mix of veteran experience and exciting young players. It's fantastic to see that rugby legacy being passed down through generations too - from the Penauds to the Ntamacks. That family connection adds such a special dimension to the sport. I'd love to hear more about the specific plays you mentioned - that chistera from Nolann Le Garrec sounds incredible! And anything involving Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Damian Penaud is bound to be thrilling. Your descriptions paint such a vivid picture. That Romain Ntamack clip must be something special too. He's such a dynamic player to watch. Thanks again for sharing your passion for French rugby. It's always a pleasure to discuss the sport with someone who knows their stuff. Hope you have a great day too! I appreciate you and all of your support always ❤️🙌🏽
