rwc 2023 tickets: French star Antoine Dupont defeated England's Maro Itoje to win World Rugby Player of the Year
Toulouse was named the best World rugby player in the world this year, semifinalist Antoine Dupont defeated four shortlisted players including Maro Itoje, Michael Hooper and Samu Kerevi. Rugby Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. When star Scrum half-man Antoine Dupont was crowned best talent in the sport in 2021, the French team’s ten-year wait for the World Rugby Player of the Year award ended. Antoine Dupont was named the best rugby player in the world this year Toulouse’s talisman, DuPont, took two-thirds of the vote, beating out the world-class shortlist, which included England’s Maro Itoje and Australian duo Michael Hooper and Samu Kerevi. He is the first Frenchman to win the highest personal honour in rugby since 2011, captaining the Blues team for Thierry Dusautoir. He is also the successor to current French coach Fabien Galthie. The third overall choice after winning the award in 2002. In recent years, DuPont has been widely acclaimed for it...