Antoine Dupont after the victory in England: “Pleasant feelings of control on the pitch”
The biggest victory of the Blues against England
“You teach me. I’m not sure we realize like that, hot. It might not be so bad either. When you experience it from the inside, it’s harder to take a step back, to measure, even if you are aware of having played a great game. We know how hard it is to win here so when we see the score, obviously we can be very proud of what we have achieved. »
“It’s very rare to win here, so with such a result… I think you have to be super proud but also not have a short memory”
A perfect match from start to finish
“We regularly make big starts, take the score, have this feeling of being in the game. There, we feel that everything is working, that we are making progress, that we are winning contacts, that we are getting penalties. Everything seems simple but we know that at this level everything is difficult, that the teams are physically and mentally ready. They could come back into the game by correcting their mistakes. It’s really nice to realize that everything we’ve worked on is working. We were all aligned in the strategy, even when we had to adapt to the rain which arrived after fifteen minutes. It provides feelings of control which are pleasant on the ground, it is clear. »
Emotions at the end of the game
“It’s very rare to win here, so with such a result… I think you have to be super proud but also not have a short memory. Four years ago, we had taken thirty points after thirty minutes (44-8 during the 2019 Tournament) and we all lowered our heads at half-time, we didn’t even want to come out of the locker room. You have to remember that, stay humble. »
“If there are series, records, it validates the work but it’s only one more step in our journey”
A new record for this French team
“That, I think we’ll discuss when we’ve stopped and we’re around our beers to remember our moments of glory (smile). Today, we are on our way and our projection towards what happens and it is daily work to win all the matches we attack and all the competitions we play. If there are series, records, it validates the work but it’s only one more step in our journey. »
