Star power: France captain Antoine Dupont invests in Los Angeles rugby club ahead of Olympics
FILE -The French team players Antoine Dupont, center, and Gregory Alldritt, right, celebrate with the trophy after the Six Nations rugby union match between France and Scotland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
FILE -France's Antoine Dupont runs in to score his side's seventh try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and Namibia at the Stade de Marseille in Marseille, France, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
FILE -France's Antoine Dupont runs in to score his side's seventh try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and Namibia at the Stade de Marseille in Marseille, France, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
FILE -The French team players Antoine Dupont, center, and Gregory Alldritt, right, celebrate with the trophy after the Six Nations rugby union match between France and Scotland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
FILE -France's Antoine Dupont runs in to score his side's seventh try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and Namibia at the Stade de Marseille in Marseille, France, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
Antoine Dupont loves L.A.
So much so that the France captain has joined the ownership group of a Los Angeles rugby club.
It's good timing for the sport, too, as it attempts to boost its profile in the United States.
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Rugby Football Club Los Angeles said the 28-year-old scrumhalf, one of the world's best rugby union players but currently sidelined with a knee injury, and his company Ouest Coast have joined its ownership group. No financial details were released.
Dupont led France to a rugby sevens gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer after switching his attention from the traditional 15s format. Sevens remains on the program for the 2028 LA Games.
He's no stranger to the Los Angeles area, having visited following the Olympics.
While there, Dupont spent a day at the training facility of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers. He showed head coach Jim Harbaugh how to pass a rugby ball, kicked some field goals and went through a training session, calling the whole thing 'an amazing experience.'
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RFCLA said Friday that Dupont can bring 'global star power' to the club and Major League Rugby, which launched in 2018.
'Los Angeles is a unique place,' Dupont said in the announcement, "combining the best of sports, entertainment, fashion, and culture — I can't think of any other place that provides such opportunities for youth development, high performance, and commercial success to go hand-in-hand.'
The Men's Rugby World Cup will be staged in the U.S. for the first time in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later. World Rugby — the sport's international governing body — has long viewed the U.S. as an area of untapped potential.
'Rugby is more than just a sport; it's a community with strong values,' Dupont said. 'Beyond competitive success on the pitch for RFCLA, I am excited by the opportunity to grow rugby's popularity in the States and establish an energetic hub of rugby culture that attracts players, fans, teams, and partners from around the world.'
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(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Line judges check the play during the third round match of the French Tennis Open between Denmark's Holger Rune and France's Quentin Halys, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Poland's Iga Swiatek is seen through a fence as she serves against Romania's Jaqueline Cristian during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) A ball boy follows the fourth round match of the French Tennis Open between China's Zheng Qinwen and Russia's Liudmila Samsonova, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday, June 1 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) The evening sun hits the stands during a second-round match between Britain's Jack Draper and France's Gael Monfils in the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Italy's Jannik Sinner serves against France's Arthur Rinderknech during a first-round match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Serbia's Novak Djokovic wipes his face during a third-round match against Austria's Filip Misolic in the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Ukraine's Yulia Starodubtseva looks to return the ball against Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their third-round match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Italy's Jasmine Paolini reacts as she plays Ukraine's Yulia Starodubtseva during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Britain's Jack Draper prepares to serve against France's Gael Monfils during a second-round match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) PARIS (AP) — The striking interplay of light and shadows on the red clay courts moves with the players at Roland Garros, while the dramatic light in the stadium adds depth and intensity to every swing of the racket during the French Open. This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, showcases some of the visual highlights so far from the French Open tennis tournament.
