France cheers for the converted Superstar as well
French Rugby Stars Dream of the Gold Medal at the Paris Olympics. With their converted top star Antoine Dupont, "Les Bleus" won the spectacular quarterfinal clash against Argentina - mainly due to an excellent first half.
Host France has already set its sights on the first gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 7er Rugby before the opening ceremony. With their converted top star Antoine Dupont, "Les Bleus" won the quarterfinal against Argentina 26:14 (21:0) and advanced to the medal round, cheered on at Stade de France. Dupont sealed the deal.
In the round of the last four on Saturday (15.30 pm), the French team, who had already decided the final of the World Series against the South Americans three weeks ago in Madrid, will face South Africa. The World Cup seventh place team knocked out the second-place finisher and three-time world champions New Zealand 14:7 (14:7).
The second finalist will be determined by the World Champion and two-time Olympic champion Fiji and the World Cup fourth place team Australia. The "Flying Fijians" prevented elimination with great effort in their 19:15 (7:10) quarterfinal victory against Ireland. Australia advanced with a 18:0 (10:0) win over the USA.
The French team, for whom Dupont had switched specifically for the Olympic home game from the 15er version of the sport to "Rugby Sevens," made their way to the semifinals in the final group stage match of Group C against Fiji with great difficulty through a 12:19 (5:5) win. France, who, like the also favored Argentinians in Group B, finished second in the standings due to France's loss to Australia. The South Americans missed the group win through a 14:22 loss to Australia.
German teams are once again spectators in Paris, as the teams of the German Rugby Union (DRV) missed the qualification for the Olympic competitions in Paris's capital city before the deadline at the European Championships in Krakow.
France is aiming for the inaugural gold medal in 7er Rugby at the Olympic Games 2024 in their home city, Paris. Antoine Dupont, the converted top star of "Les Bleus", secured their quarterfinal victory against Argentina in the lead-up to this monumental event.
