France superstar Antoine Dupont reveals the one rugby prize still eluding him after steering Les Bleus to Grand Slam
Antoine Dupont is running out of space in his trophy cabinet but there is one prize that has so far eluded him.
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Dupont reveals the one rugby prize still eluding him after steering France to Six Nations Grand Slam
Antoine Dupont is running out of space in his trophy cabinet but there is one prize that has so far eluded him. After leading France to a first Grand Slam in 12 years, Dupont was named Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship for the second time, to add to the World Player of the Year award he picked up last year. Ad/> But the biggest individual accolade available for any French player right now is defence coach Shaun Edwards' prize for the top defender in a match.
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