WATCH: Antoine Dupont scores a STUNNER and a match-winner as he bosses sevens

Jared Wright 25 Feb 2024 11:56 AM

Antoine Dupont(25) in action during the stage group match of the World Rugby Seven Series 2024 between France and Australia at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Tomaz Jr/PxImages) — Antoine Dupont(25) in action during the stage group match of the World Rugby Seven Series 2024 between France and Australia at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 24, 2024.

France superstar Antoine Dupont opened up his sevens scoring account in Vancouver scoring crucial tries in the wins over Australia and Ireland.

Dupont officially made his sevens debut for France on the opening day of the Vancouver sevens when he came off the bench in the 24-12 win over the USA.

Antoine Dupont’s first sevens try

However, he had to wait until the match against Australia to score his first try. From the back of the scrum, the nibble scrum-half – sweeper in sevens – sped past the first attempted tackle before dummying a pass and racing away for a stunning first score.

Dupont doing what Dupont does 🤩

It’s a first #HSBCSVNS try for @Dupont9A 🎉#HSBCSVNSVAN pic.twitter.com/cEHDywq6Ir

— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) February 24, 2024

France would go on to claim a convincing 31-5 victory over Australia, which meant that they topped their pool and set up a play-off match with Ireland.

Dupont rose to the occasion for France again as he scored the match-winning try for the side in the clash with Ireland.

With the scores level at 5 apiece and time up on the clock, he caught the Irish defence napping as he dummied to the right and exploited the space on the left to score in the corner.

His try sealed a 12-5 victory following Rayan Rebbadj’s conversion and booked France’s route into the cup semi-finals.

A very happy @Dupont9A with the winning try✌️🇫🇷#HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSVAN https://t.co/Do60JNrteM pic.twitter.com/cblmq3QAnP

— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) February 25, 2024

“All the action on the field makes me more confident. I have to spend time on the field and spend time with the guys to get to know them better. I have to learn every minute when I am on the field,” Dupont said after the win over Ireland.

“I played sevens a lot when I was 16, 17 years old. After I became a pro, it was more difficult to play sevens, so I just watched the game on TV, and I watched a lot of players who are here now. It’s a pleasure to play against them.”

“There are very fast guys, and they’ve known this game for a very long time. I’m new to the series, so I have to learn. I have to do my best from the first game until the last.”

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