Toulouse are willing to let Antoine Dupont fulfil his Olympic dream, according to head coach Ugo Mola. Dupont is expected to play a key part in France’s bid to win their first Rugby World Cup when they host the tournament in October. But the star scrum-half is keen to represent France in the sevens format of the game and earn a place in the country’s squad for next year’s Summer Games in Paris.Toulouse are willing to let their captain Antoine Dupont fulfil his Olympic dream, according to the club’s head coach Ugo Mola.
Dupont, 26, is keen to represent France sevens at next summer’s Olympic Games in Paris after a stellar season for club and countryWith a packed schedule of international rugby, including the Rugby World Cup in France later this year and the Six Nations championship in February 2024, Heineken Champions giants Toulouse face the prospect of a season without Dupont’s services.
Dupont is one of the most recognisable names in world rugby and his absence from next season’s club campaign would be a huge blow to Toulouse’s hopes of defending their league crown and winning a sixth European Cup
Speaking to French rugby magazine Midi Olympique, Mola revealed discussions had already taken place between Toulouse and the France Rugby Federation (FFR) to allow Dupont to realise his Olympic sevens ambition
He said: “I can understand why Antoine, at 26 and after three French championships, a European Cup, a [Six Nations] Grand Slam and – I hope! – a World Cup, would want to play in the Olympics in France…