{"id":688609,"date":"2026-01-11T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/688609\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:24:11","slug":"antoine-dupont-includes-england-playmaker-on-his-list-of-toughest-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/688609\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Dupont includes England playmaker on his list of toughest opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Antoine Dupont has revealed the players he admires most\u2014and the list is stacked with some of the fiercest competitors in the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at the three legends who\u2019ve earned his respect and discover what truly sets them apart.<\/p>\n<p>Join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3s8fWrj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUCK\u2019s WhatsApp community here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beauden Barrett \u2013 The All Blacks\u2019 Game-Changer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If anyone can make even Dupont sweat, it\u2019s Beauden Barrett. New Zealand\u2019s speedster isn\u2019t just lightning fast\u2014his rugby IQ is next level. Whether he\u2019s running the show at fly-half or sweeping in at full-back, Barrett\u2019s ability to read the game and create opportunities is unmatched.<\/p>\n<p>With over 100 international caps and two World Rugby Player of the Year awards, Barrett\u2019s legacy is already cemented. His breakneck pace, combined with silky offloads, make him a nightmare to defend. Dupont knows better than anyone how dangerous Barrett can be.<\/p>\n<p>Game-changing ability? Through the roof. Usually found ghosting past defenders before anyone knows he\u2019s there.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/antoine-dupont-includes-lions-star-on-his-list-of-toughest-opponents\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antoine Dupont has revealed the players he admires most\u2014and the list is stacked with some of the fiercest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-688609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115875745963740133","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}