Toulouse – MHR: once again, Antoine Dupont, retained with the French XV, will not play against Montpellier in Top 14

Held with the French team to prepare for the match against Wales, the international scrum-half will not face the MHR on Saturday, January 25. A habit now.

Antoine Dupont was in Montpellier this Sunday, January 19. But not to play rugby but to go on stage during the Enfoirés show at the Zénith with the Lebrun brothers.

Because on the pitch, Dupont has not come across a Montpellier jersey since September 2021. Indeed, the last time the Stade Toulousain star faced MHR was for the 3rd day of the 2021-2022 season, on September 18, 2021. Since then, the Olympic 7s champion has been absent from each of the clashes between the two clubs.

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This season, the Toulouse captain has hardly played on the Top 14 pitches. Only three small matches to his name against Clermont (6th day, October 12), Pau (7th day, October 19) and Toulon (8th day, October 27) but he was selected four times during the four days of the Champions Cup and during the three matches of the XV de France's Autumn tour.

5 months of absence

An absence that has caused a stir. Dupont had already missed the start of the season and his club's preparations due to participation in the Paris Olympic Games with the French 7-a-side team and had only returned to Toulouse on September 7 after his vacation. We also saw him in New York at the end of December, he could have played Boxing Day with Toulouse, against Stade Français, but, sick, he finally withdrew.

In the end, Antoine Dupont might not make his return to the Top 14 until the end of the 6 Nations Tournament, on March 30, 5 months after his last appearance in the French championship. And at that time, he should not cross paths with the MHR, unless Hérault and Toulouse meet in the final phase. But we are not there yet…