Ambassador of the French pavilion for the Universal Exhibition in Japan, Antoine Dupont addressed to the French from Osaka on France 2.. The rugby player wishes a good party of July 14 to his compatriots.
Striped shirt tightened up to her wide neck by a tie knot, hair styled and powerful look: Antoine Dupont was in the middle of an extremely official setting when talking to the French against the camera. Rugby player got into the shoes of a real policy this Monday on France 2, during the special program July 14 broadcast at the start of the day. Currently injured, the scrum half has been chosen as ambassador to the French pavilion for the Universal Exhibition. It was therefore since Osaka, in Japan, that he stated a clear and positive discourse. First to praise the merits of the tricolor pavilion to the land of the rising sun, then to wish his compatriots a good and happy national holiday.
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At the end of the ceremony in Paris, he appeared on the screen. “I know you just finished the parade in France, he discuss. We followed it with distance from Japan but with a lot of emotions and pride. I am suddenly in Osaka for the Universal Exhibition. It is a great pride for me to represent my country and to see the craze that France can arouse in Japan.” Wounded at the knee during the 6 nations 2025 tournament in MarchDupont will not come back to competition for another several months. He follows his rehabilitation program while being active outside the field. Rugby player had notably been seen at the Cannes festival or Fashion Week in Paris.
As a French ambassador during the Universal Exhibition, he reassured the attractiveness of France around the world: “There is a real fervor. I think that this day of July 14 means a lot of things too for the Japanese, given the crowd in front of the France pavilion. We also passed the two million visitors a few weeks ago. This is to say the craze and the fervor for France. There is a real highlighting of know-how, French culture and French requirement, which are really admired. Also shared by the Japanese, this taste for aesthetics, for the search for perfection.
