Antoine DuPont put his international XV career on hold this season to dedicate himself to another dream, the Olympic Games with the French sevens team. Blues coach Jerome Darrett recently confirmed that the Toulouse player is one of the players selected for the Madrid tournament, the final leg of the world circuit before the Olympics.

Hugo Keenan returned to VII

The scrum-half's presence for the Olympics may have given some players ideas, as after Michael Hooper for Australia, Hugo Keenan, who has been an undisputed member of the Clover XV for several seasons, will be at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This information was released by the Irish media The42. But unlike Antoine Dupont, the Leinster full-back has extensive Sevens experience after playing with the Irish side between 2017 and 2019.

This involvement in the Olympics means Keenan will miss Ireland's summer tour to South Africa. The Champions Cup final could be his final XV of the season. Like DuPont, we could see him at the Madrid tournament.

To summarize

Antoine Dupont put his international career on hold at XV to dedicate himself to another dream: the Olympic Games with the French team at VI. Other XV players will want to emulate him because after Michael Hooper for Australia, an executive from the Clover XV is taking the same path.