At the end of the new success of the Toulouse stadium in the final of the Top 14, Saturday evening against the UBB, a big announcement was made on the future of Antoine Dupont.
And three! For the third time in a row, the Stade Toulousain won the Top 14 final on Saturday evening at the Stade de France. Opposed to the Union Bordeaux-Bègles, as last year, the Haut-Garonnais won
At the end of an unbearable suspense (39-33 AP)lifting the 24th Brennus shield in their history.
Author of a big game, Anthony Jelonch had to contain his emotion at the end of the match. It must be said that the tricolor international (32 selections) has been deprived of the last two finals. A great friend of Antoine Dupont, forfeit due to a serious knee injury, the third line of 28 years also had a moved thought for the captain of the Blues.
“Before the match, Antoine was with us in the locker room. I watched it for a long time, sitting on a physiotherapy table and I said to myself in my head: “Look at it, you have in its place the last two seasons. You can’t disappoint it. It is not possible ” “Said Jelonch to the
Midi-Olympic.
Dupont still has a lot to give to the Toulouse stadium
Before announcing, unexpectedly, that Antoine Dupont would be Toulouse for many years: “ For him, for everything he has given to the club and for what he will still give the next years, I wanted us to win at least a trophy. It is certain that I thought a lot of him at the end of the match. When I saw him jump in my arms with a smile to the ears, it touched me a lot. As a reminder, the scrum half is under contract with Toulouse until June 2027.
Anthony Jelonch then talked about his emotion when he saw his relatives in the stands of the Stade de France. “” There was my whole family, my girlfriend … When I saw them in the stands at the end, it was very strong even if I did not cracked (laughs)he said. I am likely to tell myself that everything that happens to me is fate. We can say I took fate in my hands and I tried to give the most beautiful performance possible to lift the shield. I think my family is proud of me, and that’s all that matters. »
