Rugby: 78% of rugby fans approve of Antoine Dupont’s selection for Olympics

The exit of the French XV in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup against South Africa has not changed anything: Antoine Dupont is still popular. This Sunday, in a survey conducted for Winamax and RTL among a sample of 1,005 people on February 14 and 15, Odoxa showed that 86% of French people and 98% of rugby fans have a good opinion of the half. .

Antoine Dupont, absent from the Six Nations as he prepares for the Olympics with France’s rugby sevens team, has not been forgotten in France. His decision to skip the French XV for the Olympics was also very well received. According to an Odoxa survey, 78% of rugby fans approve of this choice, and 91% believe it will be as effective as rugby union.

However, his absence is bad news for Fabien Galtier and his staff. The French were also hit hard in their first two matches of the Six Nations, resulting in defeat to Ireland and a narrow win in Scotland. And Antoine Dupont’s absence is not unusual for 52% of rugby fans, a figure higher than in another pre-competition poll.

However, a rugby player’s participation in the Olympics is good news as it will attract new audiences. 66% of French people also believe that the presence of French sporting icons such as Antoine Dupont or Kylian Mbappe, who has expressed his desire to attend the Olympic Games on several occasions, is important for the success of the Olympic Games.

However, before that deadline, the Stade Toulouse player will have to earn a place in the team of Jerome Daret, coach of the French team 7. Called up to the American tour, Antoine Dupont will take part in his first two tournaments in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Angeles.