The little French guy's record against Ireland is actually quite 'meh' by the standards he has set at Test level elsewhere and at club level. The teams meet in a Six Nations-defining game in Dublin on Saturday
Antoine Dupont is a stunningly exciting no9, strong, smart and visionary, every time he breaks a tackle there is static electricity in play.
Kensit came off set from acting opposite David Bowie in Absolute Beginners - media headlines every day during shooting - with a ready-to-go song written by the Pet Shop Boys knowing she was on a winner: 'J'ai Pas Peur' Still, accepting that giving JVDF credit in keeping manners on Dupont in previous games, there was a certain glibness in ignoring the fact rugby is a team game.
Fabien Galthie tried Bordeaux's Matthieu Jalibert but the general agreement is that they don't gel as a partnership simply because Dupont calls all the shots at Toulouse, something that has not encouraged Galthie looking further afield to no10s at other clubs. Which will make blindside selection all the more interesting for who Easterby, a former blindside himself, places at blindside flanker. Like the half-back couplet, no6 and no7 should be a pair.
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