Antoine Dupont Can Add To Legacy At Champions Cup Final: Things To Know
Antoine Dupont Can Add To Legacy At Champions Cup Final: Things To Know
France Rugby captain and star Antoine Dupont is one of the best players in the world. At the 2024 Investec Champions Cup Final, he can add to legacy.
Antoine Dupont has a chance to cement his legacy as one of the greatest rugby players of all-time at the 2024 Investec Champions Cup Final at 9:45 a.m. Eastern on May 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
The 27-year-old scrumhalf has led Toulouse Rugby, or Stade Toulousain, to Investec Champions Cup title before, and he’ll join an elite list of rugby superstars to do it twice, if Toulouse can beat United Rugby Championship power Leinster Rugby.
Already a video game cover star, the French star captain and No. 9 for Toulouse Rugby has had a sensational career before he has even hit his 30s. He led the French national team to a Six Nations Grand Slam, led Toulouse to Three Top 14 titles and a Champions Cup.
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This summer Dupont will try to win Olympic Gold at the Paris Games in Rugby 7s competition.
“Antoine Dupont is possibly the greatest player of the past decade and will possibly end his career as the best of the professional era,” said FloRugby analyst and reporter Philip Bendon. “Based purely on individual talent he is on a par with the great All Black duo of Dan Carter and Richie McCaw in my personal opinion.”
Here are five things to know about Antoine Dupont before he and Toulouse face Leinster Rugby.
Antoine Dupont Began Playing Rugby When He Was 4
Dupont is from Lannemezan, France and began playing for Magnoac FC when he was 4 years old. As a teenager, he played junior rugby for Auch.
Antoine Dupont Started Career At Castres
Dupont joined Castres Olympique in 2014, the same year he graduated from high school, and made his Top 14 debut for Castres that year. He played 61 games for Castres from 2014-2017.
Antoine Dupont Breaks Through After Move To Toulouse Rugby
Dupont, who graduated from Paul Sabatier University in 2018, moved to Toulouse in 2017, and his professional career took off with Stade Toulousain.
That same year, he made his debut on the French senior national team at the Six Nations and has been considered one of the best rugby players in the world ever since.
Here Are All The Awards Antoine Dupont Has Won
Not only has he led his team to three Top 14 titles, a Six Nations Grand Slam and a Champions Cup, he’s been a staple on the World Rugby Player of the Year ballot and the Champions Cup Player of the Year ballot almost every year since 2017. Here’s a list of Indvidual honors:
- 2021 World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year
- 2020, 2022, 2023 Six Nations Player of the Championship
- 2021 European Professional Club Rugby Player of the Year
- 2021, 2022, 2023 Nuit du rugby International Player of the Season
- 2021, 2023 Nuit du rugby Player of the Season:
- 2017 Nuit du rugby Breakthrough Player of the Season
- 2021, 2022 Midi Olympique World Award
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Midi Olympique Golden Award
- 2021 Rugby World World's Best Player
Antoine Dupont Became A Video Game Cover Athlete On Rugby 22
Alongside Will Skelton and Cheslin Kolbe, Dupont was on the cover of EA Sports’ Rugby 22 video game in 2021.
The video game was just one of Dupont’s various endorsement deals. His deals include:
- Land Rover
- Tissot
- Adidas
- Volvic
- Peugeot
Antoine Dupont Is Not The Highest Paid Rugby Player. He’s Not Even The Highest Paid In Top 14
Dupont may have a viable claim to the title as “best player in the world,” but he is not the highest paid rugby player in the world. That is Finn Russell. The Scottish star signed with Gallagher Premiership team Bath Rugby last offseason to take the title.
Dupont is the eighth-highest paid rugby player in the world and is behind Toulon’s Dan Biggar, soon to be Racing 92 star Owen Farrell and Racing 92 and South African star Siya Kolisi as the highest-paid Top 14 player.
Where Is the Investec Champions Cup Final, EPCR Challenge Cup Final in 2025?
Cardiff, Wales takes over hosting duties for the EPCR's biggest weekend in 2025. Principality Stadium will host the two finals on a date yet to be announced. It'll be the first time since 2014 that Wales's capital has hosted the finals.
Cardiff has hosted the Champions Cup Final seven times and in the five times Principality Stadium has hosted the attendance has been above 68,000 fans.
Top 14 And URC Rugby Seasons Stream Live On FloRugby
The Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship seasons, as well as the Pacific region's professional league, Super Rugby, are all streaming on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States.
How To Watch The Investec Champions Cup In The United States
Every game in the Investec Champions Cup is available on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States, including the final in May. Match archives, highlights and breaking news will be available on both platforms.
Investec Champions Cup Semifinal Scores
Here are the scores from the semifinals:
- Leinster Rugby 20, Northampton Saints 17
- Toulouse Rugby 38, Harlequins F.C. 26
Investec Champions Cup Quarterfinals Scores
Here are the scores from the quarterfinals:
- Harlequins F.C. 42, Union Bordeaux-Bègles 41
- Leinster Rugby 40, La Rochelle 13
- Northampton Saints 59, Vodacom Bulls
- Toulouse 64, Exeter Chiefs 26
Investec Champions Cup Round Of 16 Rugby Scores
Here are the scores from the Round of 16:
- Vodacom Bulls 59, Lyon 19, Final
- La Rochelle 22, DHL Stormers 21, Final
- Exeter Chiefs 21, Bath Final
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles 45, Saracens 12, Final
- Leinster 36, Leicester Tigers 22
- Northampton Saints 24, Munster Rugby 14
- Toulouse 31, Racing 92 7
What To Know About Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The host of the Champions Cup final moves from Aviva Stadium in Dublin to London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The venue is the third-largest stadium in England and home to Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Investec Champions Cup Scores In Round 1
Dec. 8
- Northampton Saints 28, Glasgow Warriors 19
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles 41, Connacht Rugby 5
Dec. 9
- Exeter Chiefs 19, RC Toulon 18
- Bath Rugby 37, vs. Ulster Rugby 14
- Toulouse 42, vs Cardiff Rugby 7
- Vodacom Bulls 27, Saracens 16
- Munster Rugby 17, Aviron Bayonnais 17
- Bristol Bears 36, Lyon 24
Dec. 10
- Sale Sharks 28, Stade Français 5
- Leinster Rugby 16, La Rochelle 9
- Leicester Tigers 35, DHL Stormers 26
- Harlequins 31, Racing 92 28
All these matches are streaming on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
Investec Champions Cup Scores In Round 2
Dec. 15
- Northampton Saints 22, RC Toulon 19
- Glasgow Warriors 12, Aviron Bayonnais 11
Dec. 16
- DHL Stormers 21, La Rochelle 20
- Saracens 55, Connacht Rugby 36
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles 36, Bristol Bears 17
- Vodacom Bulls 29, Lyon 28
- Leinster Rugby 37, Sale Sharks 27
- Bath Rugby 39, Cardiff Rugby 32
- Ulster Rugby 31, Racing 92 15
Dec. 17
- Exeter Chiefs 32, Munster Rugby 24
- Toulouse 47, Harlequins 19
- Leicester Tigers 27, Stade Français 24
All these matches are streaming on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
Investec Champions Cup Scores In Round 3
Jan. 12
- Northampton Saints 61, Aviron Bayonnais 14
Jan. 13
- Lyon 34, Connacht 20
- Exeter Chiefs 19, Glasgow Warriors 17
- Vodacom Bulls 31, Bristol Bears 17
- Munster Rugby 29, RC Toulon 18
- Leinster Rugby 43, Stade Français 7
- DHL Stormers 31, Sale Sharks 24
- Harlequins 54, Cardiff Rugby 15
- Toulouse 48, Ulster Rugby 24
Jan. 14
- Bath Rugby 29, Racing 92 25
- La Rochelle 45, Leicester Tigers 12
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles 55, Saracens 15
All these matches are streaming on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
Investec Champions Cup Scores In Round 4
Jan. 19
- Glasgow Warriors 29, RC Toulon 5
- Connacht Rugby 27, Bristol Bears 10
Jan. 20
- Harlequins 47, Ulster Rugby 19
- Vodacom Bulls 46, Union Bordeaux-Bègles 40
- Leinster Rugby 27, Leicester Tigers 10
- Racing 92 48, Cardiff Rugby 26
- Northampton Saints 26, Munster Rugby 23
- DHL Stormers 24, Stade Français 20
- Saracens 39, Lyon 24
Jan. 21
- La Rochelle 37, Sale Sharks 24
- Toulouse 31, Bath Rugby 19
- Aviron Bayonnais 40, Exeter Chiefs 17
All these matches are streaming on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
How To Watch Rugby Matches In the United States On FloRugby
The Investec Champions Cup will stream all its matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:
- Investec Champions Cup
- EPCR Challenge Cup
- United Rugby Championship
- Currie Cup
- Top 14
- Super Rugby
- And more
FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.