2024-01-03 19:18:37
Not seven, not fifteen. The number of the day is 12! Like the number of burpees performed by Antoine Dupont, hazing his first appearance in Marcoussis, at the national rugby center, with the Blues of 7. No song, therefore, for his first group meal, taken Tuesday evening, but a physical exercise concluded with a broad smile from the scrum half and to the applause of the fifteen teammates present this Wednesday, January 3. “It was very natural. We were able to chat last night at the table and this morning, it was the little arrival hazing. I also went there last year. It’s funny,” confides the shy Jefferson Lee Joseph to the twenty journalists in the press room.
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Another unprecedented number for these Blues, unaccustomed to such media attention. “We are preparing for it,” assures Captain Paulin Riva. We are very happy to welcome Antoine and all the others. It’s positive for the group and quite exciting to prepare for what awaits us in July. » “Thank you for being here, you are part of the performance plan,” continues coach Jérôme Daret. We did an internship in Fiji where everyone knew us more than here. We’re not really used to it. But it leads us to prepare ourselves for what comes next. It’s a great thing for rugby sevens.” More media, more public, all with more Antoine Dupont: this is the recipe put in place to obtain a medal at the Paris Olympic Games.
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