Dupont shines as France overwhelms Wales 43-0 in Six Nations opener

France's Theo Attissogbe, second left, celebrates with Antoine Dupont after scoring a try during the Six Nations rugby union match between France and Wales at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

France's Theo Attissogbe, second left, celebrates with Antoine Dupont after scoring a try during the Six Nations rugby union match between France and Wales at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)


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PARIS — Superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont has set up three tries and France has overwhelmed Wales 43-0 in an impressive Six Nations opener in Paris. France shrugged off a slow start at Stade de France before inflicting a national record 13th straight defeat on Wales. Dupont created two tries for right winger Theo Attissogbe and made left winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey's second try in a 28-0 first half. Two of those French tries came after Wales hooker Evan Lloyd was sin-binned for a high tackle. France added further tries after the break through hooker Julien Marchand, center Emilien Gailleton and No. 8 Gregory Alldritt.

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