Former French star Thomas Castaignede has no hesitation in describing Antoine Dupont as the sport’s most complete rugby player and believes “we have never seen anyone like him before in world rugby.”
Former French star Thomas Castaignede has no hesitation in describing Antoine Dupont as the sport’s most complete rugby player and believes “we have never seen anyone like him before in world rugby.”
Thomas Castaignede won two Grand Slams for France and is predicting the current players will defeat England and collect another in Paris on Saturday because the team is “brutal but we are not stupid”.
Thomas Castaignede has dismissed claims the Autumn Nations Cup final has become a farce and warned England not to underestimate the new-look French team.
Thomas Castaignede has dismissed claims the Autumn Nations Cup final has become a farce and warned England not to underestimate the new-look French team.
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Casteignede is backing “x-factor” scrum half Antoine Dupont to provide the magic to give France victory over England in their Six Nations opener at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Putting his French contacts to good use, Lee Byrne dismisses claims of rancour in the French camp and warns that Wales must be switched to deliver a quarter-final win.
A week is a long time in sport but England just need to guard against complacency in order to avoid undoing their good work in Dublin last weekend.