Few World Cup opening matches can have been so highly anticipated as Friday's blockbuster between hosts France and New Zealand and the clash of scrumhalves Antoine Dupont and Aaron Smith looks like being an intriguing subplot.
Few World Cup opening matches can have been so highly anticipated as Friday’s blockbuster between hosts France and New Zealand and the clash of scrumhalves Antoine Dupont and Aaron Smith looks like being an intriguing subplot.
Over 119 tests in the famous black shirt, Smith has won everything in the game, including the 2015 World Cup, and is far too long in the tooth to start building up his face off with Dupont into anything significant. According to statistics published in the Times, since the 2019 World Cup Dupont has had 9.5 carries and made an average of 44 metres per 80 minutes.
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