Rugby: An unlikely absence is announced for Antoine Dupont!

Rugby: An unlikely absence is announced for Antoine Dupont!

After the 2023 World Cup, Antoine Dupont decided to host the VI. Nations tournament with the French XV in order to prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with the French rugby sevens team. However, the 27-year-old star does not appear in the Panini album dedicated to the competition. The publisher did not fail to justify itself.

During the fall from a height World Cup 2023 with the France Rugby Team, Anthony Dupont decided to ignore it VI. Nations tournament. The usual captain of Fabien Galthié preferred to join the French rugby sevens team to prepare for it Olympic Games 2024 in Paris. However, the 27-year-old star is missing from a project related to the Olympics.

Antoine Dupont is missing from the Panini album dedicated to the 2024 Olympics

In fact, Antoine Dupont does not appear in the album Panini specifically designed for Olympic games. The publisher published this Tuesday a special edition dedicated to the competition. And big surprise, the Scrum half Toulouse Stadium does not respond. It must be said that the idea for this album came about several months agoAnthony Dupont will certainly join the French rugby sevens team to take part in this Olympic games. The marketing director of Panini did not fail to explain the absence of the French star.

“We had to make decisions”

Decisions had to be made. Putting this album together was quite complex. We wanted the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines to be brought together under a single support. We hoped to achieve optimal representation of all sports, and we succeeded. But we had to make decisions, especially depending on our closing dates. » so entrusted Isabelle Fillon At Parisian. Anthony Dupont is not the only one who is absent. Victor Wembanyama is also not available due to image rights.

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