Antoine Dupont  is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulouse and captains the France national team. Regarded as one of the great rugby players of all time, Dupont has won multiple titles and championships on international stages.

While he was born in Lannemezan, Antoine Dupont grew up in the nearby village of Castelnau-Magnoac where he started playing rugby for Magnoac FC at the age of 4. Later on, he joined Auch as a junior in 2011 and remained with them till 2014. He then moved to Castres in the same year and continued for three years.

Antoine Dupont earned a master’s degree in sport management from Toulouse School of Management in 2019.

The Rugby powerhouse has represented France in the U-20 team in 2016 and French Barbarians in the same year. He made his debut in the French first team in France’s fourth match in the 2017 Six Nations Championship against Italy in a 40–18 away win.

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Achievements

Antoine Dupont’s resume is replete with feats and laurels. His achievements are testimony to his hard work and dedication. Here are some of the highlights of his illustrious career:

• Gold in the Paris Olympics 2024
• The Grand Slam of the Six Nations Championship 2022
• The 2023–24 SVNS
• Three Six Nations Player of the Championships 2020, 2022
• Four Top 14 titles— 2018–19, 2020–21
• Two European Rugby Champions Cup, 2020–2021
• World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year award in 2021

Net Worth

As of 2023, Dupont had a net worth of around $5 million, which he amassed mainly through his Rugby career. His yearly salary is around $0.6 million.

The 27-year-old has endorsement deals with several brands and global companies, including Adidas, Peugeot, Volvic and Tissot.

Antoine Dupont also mints a good amount of money from social media. He is active on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with a huge fan-following. 

Paris Olympics 2024: Rugby is all set to be on the Summer Olympics at Paris 2024, after thrilling competitions at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. In fact, Rugby will be one of the first competitions on show at the Paris Olympics 2024 with some 288 athletes all set to compete with each other.

For the unversed, twelve men’s and twelve women’s teams have been divided into three pools each based on their rankings from recent tournaments.

In the Paris Olympics, expect thrilling rugby sevens action with France, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia among the contenders, while newcomers like Uruguay and South Africa add excitement to the tournament.

Find out all the details about the Rugby Seven pools and the schedule for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. Have a look:

PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 RUGBY SEVENS POOLS

Men’s pools

• Pool A: New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Japan
• Pool B: Australia, Argentina, Samoa, Kenya
• Pool C: Fiji, France, USA, Uruguay

Women’s pools

• Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, People’s Republic of China
• Pool B: Australia, Ireland, Great Britain, South Africa
• Pool C: France, USA, Japan, Brazil

Full Schedule Of Rugby At Paris Olympics 2024

Wednesday, 24th July:

19:00 – Preliminary Phase
19:30 – Preliminary Phase
20:00 – Preliminary Phase
20:30 – Preliminary Phase
21:00 – Preliminary Phase
21:30 – Preliminary Phase
22:30 – Preliminary Phase
23:00 – Preliminary Phase
23:30 – Preliminary Phase

Thursday, 25th July:

00:00 – Preliminary Phase
00:30- Preliminary Phase
01:00 – Preliminary Phase
17:30 – Preliminary Phase
18:00 – Preliminary Phase
18:30 – Preliminary Phase
19:00 – Preliminary Phase
19:30 – Preliminary Phase
20:00 – Preliminary Phase
23:30 – Men’s Placing 9-12

Friday, 26th July:

00:00 – Men’s Placing 9-12
00:30 – Men’s Quarter-final
01:00 – Men’s Quarter-final
01:30 – Men’s Quarter-final
02:00 – Men’s Quarter-final

Saturday, 27th July:

18:00 – Men’s Placing 5-8
18:30 – Men’s Placing 5-8
19:00 – Men’s Semi-final
19:30 – Men’s Semi-final
20:00 – Men’s Placing 11-12
20:30 – Men’s Placing 9-10
21:30 – Men’s Placing 7-8
22:00 – Men’s Placing 5-6
22:30 – Men’s Bronze Medal Match
23:15 – Men’s Gold Medal Match

Sunday, 28th July:

19:00 – Preliminary Phase
19:30 – Preliminary Phase
20:00 – Preliminary Phase
20:30 – Preliminary Phase
21:00 – Preliminary Phase
21:30 – Preliminary Phase
22:30 – Preliminary Phase
23:00 – Preliminary Phase
23:30 – Preliminary Phase

Monday, 29th July:

00:00 – Preliminary Phase
00:30 – Preliminary Phase
01:00 – Preliminary Phase
17:30 – Preliminary Phase
18:00 – Preliminary Phase
18:30 – Preliminary Phase
19:00 – Preliminary Phase
19:30 – Preliminary Phase
20:00 – Preliminary Phase
23:30 – Women’s Placing 9-12

Tuesday, 30th July

00:00 – Women’s Placing 9-12
00:30 – Women’s Quarter-final
01:00 – Women’s Quarter-final
01:30 – Women’s Quarter-final
02:00 – Women’s Quarter-final
18:00 – Women’s Placing 5-8
18:30 – Women’s Placing 5-8
19:00 – Women’s Semi-final
19:30 – Women’s Semi-final
20:00 – Women’s Placing 11-12
20:30 – Women’s Placing 9-10
21:30 – Women’s Placing 7-8
22:00 – Women’s Placing 5-6
22:30 – Women’s Bronze Medal Match
23:15 – Women’s Gold Medal Match