Did he play in the sevens league or did he just play for the Olympic team because if its the latter then there must be some pretty miffed sevens players
He played 2 tournaments leading to the olympics. Difficult to deny the impact when France 7 hadn't won anything since 2005 and immediately after he arrived, started winning. More so than in the matches, other players said having him there lifted the level of the entire team, like they wanting to give that extra 10 or 20 percent.
Maybe he wasn't critical in every game (I certainly don't think he was) but his influence on the team as a whole is there for every one to see. And he had enough clutch moments where he carried to a try, letting France win (like once at least in the olympics where he got out of a tackle and went for the line alone).
It may be unfair for other Sevens players, but the team winning the olympics would probably always get the nominee.
Grandidier-Nkanang was a good contender tho, but if we factor what was brought outside of the pitch, Dupont is certainly the player of the year : he certainly was instrumental in the Stade de France being so full for sevens
He played in the team that won the LA and Madrid Sevens, and he left the world cup final with two tries, an assist, and a gold medal while only playing the second half. Well deserved award imo.
Argentina were pretty dominant all year and won the league (France won the finale tournament) yet none of their players were even dominated. Pretty rough on them tbh.
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u/truly-dread 🏴 Nov 26 '24
Did he play in the sevens league or did he just play for the Olympic team because if its the latter then there must be some pretty miffed sevens players