Unanimity is tough to find in the parochial, pestiferous realm of sporting debate, but there is one question to which a consensus answer is increasingly being agreed. Ask just about anyone in rugby about Antoine Dupont and their response will end up at the same destination, perhaps preceded by a stunned silence or a stream of superlatives.
“He’s the best player in the world,” France No 8 Gregory Alldritt affirmed on Friday night after Dupont’s starring role in the Six Nations win over Wales. Toulouse teammate Jack Willis went a step further following Champions Cup glory last year: “He’s probably the best rugby player of all time.”
