Antoine Dupont targeting Olympic gold as Ireland's Terry Kennedy hits milestone

Antoine Dupont believes France have what it takes to finally claim an Olympic medal, and possibly gold, in Rugby Sevens after Les Bleus won the Los Angeles men's title with a thrilling semi-final win over Ireland helping them on their way.

Dupont, who skipped rugby union's Six Nations to focus on Paris 2024 preparations, came on as a second-half substitute and set up Theo Forner for France's third try as they beat Britain 21-0 in the final at the Los Angeles Sevens on Sunday.

It was France's first title in Rugby Sevens since 2005.

It was a comfortable win, a long way from their semi-final where they were 26-24 victors over Ireland.

Jordan Conroy gave Ireland the perfect start but they trailed 12-7 at the break with Dupont grabbing France's first try.

A brace of Terry Kennedy tries, the first his 100th for the side, either side of a Zac Ward score, meant that Ireland – who would go on to claim third place with a 24-7 win over Spain - won the second half, but they couldn’t reel their opponents in.

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Here is Terry Kennedy's 100th try for @Ireland7s