Antoine Dupont

12 minutes of Antoine Dupont being very good at rugby

TEAM NEWS: 100 Up for Timoney, Dupont recovers from illness

Ulster host Toulouse in the second leg of their round of 16 clash on Saturday 16 April 2022.   Toulouse head to the Kingspan off the back of 20-26 defeat at home with both sides vying for a...

Stats & Facts: Champions Round of 16, second leg

A look at the stats and facts ahead of the weekend's round of 16 second leg fixtures.     LEINSTER v CONNACHT   Leinster Rugby won 26-21 in their Round of 16 – 1st Leg clash...

Champions Cup: The Irish Fixtures

Connacht vs Leinster:    The Sportsground will play host to another juicy Irish derby this weekend when the dark green jerseys of Connacht once again clash with the blue of the mighty Leinster.    Leinster...

Antoine Dupont named 2022 Six Nations Player of the Championship

Antoine Dupont has been crowned the 2022 Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship after leading France to the Grand Slam.     The scrum-half became the first Frenchman...

Nigel Owens picks his 2022 Six Nations XV

Referee Nigel has picked his 2022 Six Nations team of the tournament which, unsurprisingly, is dominated by French names while featuring only one Welshman in Josh Adams.    I'm going to go...

The impact the 50:22 law had in its debut Six Nations

The 2022 Six Nations saw the 50:22 law debut in the Northern Hemisphere's premier test Championship.    The law has been globally trialled since July last year in the hope that...

Six Nations: 'I obviously haven’t done a good enough job', says Eddie Jones

England head coach Eddie Jones conceded he had not "done a good enough job" after his side suffered a 25-13 loss to France, who secured a long-awaited Six Nations title and Grand Slam on Saturday.     A...

Grand Slam triumph a 'major step' for French rugby, says team manager Ibanez

Raphael Ibanez hailed France's Six Nations Grand Slam triumph as a "major step", but still noted further room for improvement.     France team manager Raphael Ibanez celebrated a "major step"...

Lawes proud but disappointed after England fall to Grand Slam winners France

England could only watch on as France claimed the Grand Slam on Sunday, but captain Courtney Lawes could not fault his side's efforts.     England captain Courtney Lawes was left with contrasting...