Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont is described as a 'ball-stealing machine' after starring in his side's Champions Cup final win over Leinster.
When Antoine Dupont nearly pulled off an almost impossible try assist in the early moments of the Champions Cup final, you knew he was up for creating history.
"It is awesome to be able to win with this team," he said. "We really wanted to win the sixth star after losing to Leinster over the last two years in the semi-finals. The game was billed as potential match-up between Toulouse's blistering attack - which ran in 46 tries en route to the final - against Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber's blitz defence.
With quick ball almost certainly giving the Irish province a score, Dupont was there to win a vital turnover.After playing for the France Sevens team at tournaments in February and March in a bid to make it to a home Olympics, Dupont is seeing some of the benefits of playing the shorter, faster game now he is back in 15s.
The scrum-half flies out to Madrid on Monday to play for France in the Svns Grand Final and will then return for Toulouse's bid to clinch the Top 14 title before attempting to add Olympic gold to his incredible collection.It wasn't only Dupont who was making turnovers as Toulouse's last-ditch defence on a number occasions stopped their opposition and proved the difference.
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