Antoine Dupont set up the decisive try to help France beat South Africa 19-5 and move into the rugby sevens gold medal match against two-time Olympic champion Fiji at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Rayan Rebbadj and Antoine Dupont - The Canadian PressSAINT-DENIS, France —
Tuwai was voted sevens player of the last decade but the undisputed rugby star of the Paris Games is Dupont, who opted out of France’s Six Nations campaign and switched from the traditional 15s format to the condensed sevens version in pursuit of an Olympic gold.The French conceded a try soon after, briefly quietening the capacity crowd of 69,000 at Stade de France, before rallying with three tries to the constant echo of “Allez Les Bleus” around the national stadium.
The noise level intensified when the French team ran out and it went up another notch when Dupont finally went on after halftime. South Africa scored first when Tristan Leyds slid over in the right corner with more than four minutes remaining.
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