we nicknamed him "le ministre de l'intérieur", the traduction of homeland security secretary because you can always find him in the interior for a final pass. considering scrumhalf is quite equivalent to the quarterback, he is also the mind on the field, amazing awareness as you said. his short stature never stopped him to get involved in tackling and he is good at it also. I hope he will be elected.
Ministre de l'intérieur ca fait vraiment pitié depuis que les gens le surnomment comme ça ... il est moins percutant incisif plus surveillé Son surnom est ridicule et a rien a voir avec son jeu
@@sailishgalla7192 Comme si son surnom avait ne serait-ce qu'une seconde à voir avec le fait qu'il est surveillé. C'est surtout le fait qu'il est simplement monstrueux. Il est légèrement moins incisif sur les deux dernières sorties avec le XV mais nullement avec Toulouse. Donc corréler son surnom avec une supposée baisse de sa percussion, analysé sur un échantillon de 3 matchs, est au mieux risible au pire simplement idiot.
He was voted best French player for three years in a row, 2020 six nations player of the tournament and 2021 European player of the year (club level). All the clips from this video only come from his 2021 international matches (8). He captained the French team against the all blacks and won the champions cup with Toulouse (his club)
So proud! thanks so much! French rugby player are known for their finesse and technical skills. Please check Thierry Dusautoir ! Legend of French Rugby.
Running in football and rugby is very different. In football you want to get as far as you can every time, or out of bounds to stop the clock, because your team restarts from where you're tackled. In rugby, if you get isolated, the other team will turn over the ball and have an open field to run into. In rugby you often run back into traffic and recycle the ball until you can create an overload, a gap or isolate a slow defender against a quick attacker. That's why this guy's so good, real rugby intelligence and the fitness to always be up with play
Dupont at 9 and N'tamack at 10 is IMHO the best half back pairing on the planet Throw in a massive and very mobile pack and electric and creative back line and you can see this team being the second northern hemisphere team to lift the world cup. They are good now and will only get better.
Dupont is a genius, he is the strongest player in history, those who know him personally say that he is a very humble person, good and very nice, Chapeau
I really like your videos. It is quite fun to watch American people reacting to rugby and seeming to like it. I love American football, and soccer. But I think well played rugby is the most spectacular sport ever. And among all players, I am in love with Dupont lol
After his reward he did 4 or 5 desicives action in European cup with Stade Toulousain ( i'm french, i have to say a "cocorico" for that after the win against new Zealand, the rewards for best try for the woman and the man too!!! What a nice year for french rugby)
#10 for France who you said you like, his name is Romain Ntamack and he is also one of the best in the world. The All Blacks player #13, you had it right the first time, that was Rieko Ioane. Great content, I subscribed.
Man, I like your videos. Appreciate your approach that it seems you take a genuine interest and effort to educate yourself on these sports and the cultures behind them, that you are new to - thinking about the one with the school haka as well. Keep it up! Eben Etzebeth is good to check out of you've not seen him yet
the player of the year is yet to be announced. but the nominees for the player of the year 15's are Antoine Dupont (France), Michael Hooper (Australia),Samu Kerevi (Australia) and Maro Itoje(England)
i played 9 and 10 at Rugby. At 9 you always have to be 'there' as its your job as best long passer on the team to clear the ball away every ruck, you also have to be the forwards eyes and ears when there are rolling mauls, almost like a sheep dog keeping the pack tight whether defending or attacking. 10 is easier due to not having to deal with all that, much like a QB your job is to call pass/kick options having scoped the defensive line up formed from the previous play.
My man, watching your reactions on different sports you're not familiar with but learning about them as you go, especially cricket and rugby, you would make a good sport analyst/commentator.. Great work..👏🙌
Hi dude, rule number 1 in rugby team play : listen to your n°9 at 9:31 I think n°13 did not mess anything, he is trying to build his action with his team. At his right, he has an opening but no one to support him in case of trouble. At his left, it may seem way more dangerous, but he has 2 mates to help him when he goes to the ground. Rugby is all about field control and teamwork, build your progression on the field by relying on your teamates, then and only then the team can be a giant. As you say at 12:12, rugby is not about individuals, it's all about teamwork. Have a look at what Serge Betsen did in his years. Great player and a fine dude, may be a good video subject.
Dupont is obviously incredible, he's everywhere from the start to the conclusion of attacks. And this team is clearly one of the best we (french) have for decades. bth, this n°10 you like is N'Tamak, another great player. Thx 4 that vid ^^
Antoine Dupont's nickname is "le Ministre de l'Intérieur" (Minister of Interior Affairs), because he always follows the game and knows how to make himself available for an interior assist pass.
As the #9 he is supposed to run all those great lines through the middle, all the good ones do. Great player, very complete and the french game plan is practically built around his outstanding vision
And again a big big game today ! 2 try and 2 big impact on try. Another think about the game vs NZ, on many ruck he take the ball just before the NZ players try to take it. So behind a pack without win the rucks battle he are THE solution ^^ For the player you should see, Kolbe (2019-2020) for see the transformation at this moment on rugby of the ligne 11-12-13-14-15 witch less weight. Exemple of the new rules from one manager at toulouse, less than 100kg. And more, the littlest. Same style: Neslon Epee (Young), Gabin vilière, Gabriel Lacroix, Arthur Retière, Gabriel Ngandebe
For every foreigner trying to pronounce french names or words, please notice that you've got to accentuate every last syllable. It's simple. anTOINE duPONT for instance.
dupont is not a symbol of french team but spirit of south west....Toulouse club in europ cup.....before french team...is not only good atak but good defense too...contest vs heavy player
Hey bro. Loving your reactions, especailly the rugby and uk rap. One thing I want to highlight though is to rememeber that in rugby you cannot run into the space like in NFL. As the play contues when you are tackled you need the big lads there to get have a quick ruck. if your centres do their job properly the should be flooding down the side of the field with space, as the player in the highlight you were referring to had already broken what we call the 12 channel, allowing for an easy overlap, therefore try, after the next ruck. but yeah, the number one rule in running rugby is not too run away from your support unless there is a high chace of scoring. Hope you get me bro. Also check out some squidge rugby if you can mate. Quality brakedown of the game and funny. I have seen others suggest it before so hope you get the chance bro
Yee man, you understood the scrum-half position. They're kinda like the QB of rugby, deciding what to do on the next play and executing it. Should I pass left or right, long or short, kick it? Maybe even run. They're the playmaker that controls the team and directs the attack on the fly
Hey there, your point about trying to attack that space is valid. There was an opportunity there but I don't think it is as clear cut as it looks. A consideration a player needs to make is that running towards the right (the opposition left wing) takes him away from his support in this particular circumstance. If he gets tackled by that Italian player out on the left wing, there is a very good chance he loses the ball because there will be nobody to assist with the counter-ruck. Worse case scenario the French player gets penalized for holding on, which would be the natural thing to do when you do not have support at the ruck. When you are so deep in an opponent's territory and on the offense, the last thing you want to do is lose possession. The smart play is actually to run a line, where you know your teammates can keep up with you, because the Italians are running backwards anyway. There is a better chance of recycling the ball that way. The Italians are still under pressure, regardless of the French player cutting in. Also, in this instance there are just two minutes on the clock before halftime. Ensuring or securing possession makes more sense than going for glory, because there might also be opportunities to win a penalty, which is inevitable when a team is defending under pressure, as the Italians are. Given the position they are in on the field, that would almost be a guaranteed three points for France. When you are already leading 24-3, rather focus on adding to the scoreboard pressure, than going for glory.
To me, "player of the year" is a sport team is not very relevant as all positions are different and requires very specific skills. Try to place Dupont at any number in the scrum and see if he's still the best rugby played in the world (you get what I mean). However, no doubt he is one of the best scrum half right now, not affraid to say the best above Aaron Smith, one of the most key played in the world. France team really isn't the same with or without him
Man an underappreciated thing about his game is he's taking so much contact but is almost never the one to get tackled to the ground because he knows he has to be the one to recycle the ball after someone goes down in contact. Other small thing - if you want to sound Pro with the rugby commentary it's Fall/Autumn Internationals, not a chirp or anything at all because it looks like you've learned a lot about rugby. Just trying to help up your commentary game :).
Depuis quand les américains s'intéressent à notre Antoine Dupond national ? je ne peux pas le croire !! Since when the American are interested by our National Antoine Dupond ? I can't believe it !!
yo dude you might want to start watching real games to get an insight into the rules. Not to criticise at all, but this sport is very complicated and as such some decisions, seeming counter intuitive at first are totally justified. I’m thinking about the time you said the guy should run in the gap. It might seem a good option at first, but at this part of the field, there weren’t any teammate able to provide support in the ruck, which mean a lost ball if the ball holder get tackled. In Rugby, it is common to charge straight at a defensive line, either to give time to the teammates to settle for the next phase at the good spots, or to focus on perceived weak links on a defensive line, or to condense it in a few phases to try to outstretch it. The more you watch it, the more you’ll réalisés most actions are not instaneous, but allowed by earlier phases providing an advantage, either by consuming defenders or creating gaps or whatever the strategy is. Get into it, I’m sure you’ll love it. I’ve been watching for a long time, never been playing, but I still don’t know all the rules after so many years of watching and studying the game. It’s an immensely rich sport.
You could call the 9 and number 10 the equivalent of the QB in American football, now france have du pont and intamac , beuden barret is class but nz we need a better 9.
Du Pont should be nominated, but it's a disgrace that no SA player is nominated, not even Eben. Maro Itoje (same position as Eben) is nominated for world player of the year, yet eben etzebeth dominated Itoje in the lions series and in the SA vs Eng game.
Ne jamais oublier que contrairement aux football américain,les joueurs de rugby n’ont pas de protection,les impacts ils les prennent de plein fouet,ils n’ont pas de casque ou de protection dorsale et pectoral
He's like a number 10, in soccer, Zidane, Messi, etc.... like a quaterback in american football, Tom Brasy, Joe Montana, like Magic Johnson in the NBA, bro....😂He organizes the game of the french team....This year, the world cup is in France, and, we are the best team, with the most beautiful game, on earth....You should watch the rugby world cup this year, it's going to be epic😂Peace from France....PS: don't forget, in rugby, you only have the right to make a pass behind you, he can't make forward passes, like in american football....😂As you said, he's always there! It's crazy!
Brother the picking of the best player's has been very biased and done out of spite to the Southern hemisphere teams....Ask yourself one question my brother: Why is South Africa and Zealand not have any one as a nominee?
