“France rugby yes, your values ​​no”: Antoine Dupont dissociates himself from the front page of Current Values

2023-09-16 13:05:13

Antoine Dupont greeting the Stade de France at the end of the opening match against the All Blacks, Jean Dujardin wearing a mustache and beret on his head during the opening ceremony. The two men, in a photo montage, are side by side on the front page of the latest issue of Valeurs Actuelles, the far-right weekly, published on Thursday September 14.

This headlines “France rugby”, with the subtitle “Well-behaved supporters, patriotic players, exemplary values, the recipes of a deep-rooted sport that has become a model for society”. Words that Antoine Dupont has nothing more to say. This Friday evening, the captain of the XV of France reposted an Instagram story from Jean Dujardin. The actor, who dissociates himself from the cover, writes: “France rugby yes, your values ​​no. No recovery. THANKS. »

Jean Dujardin’s story, reposted Friday evening by Antoine Dupont (Instagram screenshot Antoine Dupont)

If Antoine Dupont did not speak directly, the scrum half, who had signed a column opposing Marine Le Pen during the second round of the presidential election in 2022, does not seem to appreciate being associated at Current Values.

Before him, without mentioning the magazine on the right of the political spectrum, Jean Dujardin, headliner of the opening ceremony, was surprised by the political comments on the event, which was widely criticized on the networks. “I never thought that my participation in the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup would trigger such an outpouring of commentary, political and media,” the Oscar-winning actor wrote on Instagram.

Before continuing: “The “outdated” France of the 1950s? It was precisely in 1954 that France celebrated its first victory over the New Zealanders! “Rance France”? An opening ceremony is always the presentation to the rest of the world of the country where the celebrated event takes place. We are indeed also the country of the beret, of gastronomy, of culture, of education, no offense to some, the actor was keen to point out. The second degree that I always liked to use was not understood and I regret it. We should certainly have remembered that our country is widely criticized for its polemical and “grumpy” spirit. It’s a shame we couldn’t escape it when there was such good will. This ceremony should never have pitted us against each other but rather brought us together. »