French rugby star Antoine Dupont, one of the home pin-ups for the Paris Olympics, helped France to a 19-5 victory over Argentina in the grand final of the World Rugby SVNS Series in Madrid on Sunday.
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Dupont, who captains the France 15-a-side team and starred as his club Toulouse won last week's Champions Cup, played the second-half of the final and was instrumental as the French won their first-ever World Series.
'It's a good group, a good team. I'm very proud of them,' said France skipper Paulin Riva. 'We have a good, big defence.
'Antoine is the best player in the world, we think! When he's on the pitch we have a lot of confidence.'
