Mike Greenaway: Not Everyone Agrees That Antoine Dupont Is The Greatest

Comment by Mike Greenaway

Europes rugby writers searched for new superlatives on Friday night after their golden boy, Antoine Dupont, delivered a master class in Paris as woeful Wales perished 43-0.

The Six Nations scribes gushed into their laptops as Dupont scored a try and made three more in a performance which southerners have to admit was pretty darn good.

More than one match report said any lingering debate about the best scrumhalf to have played is over. Many have said, with certainty, that the little French general is the greatest rugby player of all time.

The Welsh might beg to differ on both counts because Gareth Edwards was considered the scrumhalf GOAT in the 60s and 70s, and there are clips on the internet to back this up.