Antoine Dupont’s latest side quest

Antoine Dupont joined the BeachBoks for some fun beach rugby in Santa Monica on Sunday as his tour of the United States continues.

The current European champion was filmed flinging the ball around under the beautiful setting Californian sun, as locals watched the world’s greatest rugby player relax on the sandy shore.

The post, shared by Dallen Stanford, showed the camaraderie and enjoyment that can be gained from simply chucking a rugby ball around the beach.

Dupont has been enjoying himself in America, meeting LeBron James while visiting the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the future venue for the Rugby Sevens events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. He even got the opportunity to pick up some American football training at the Chargers’ training facility, “The Bolt”.

“The first thing I did was watch the team training,” Dupont told AFP. We toured all the facilities, which are pretty incredible—just like you’d expect from the Americans. The changing rooms, the screens, the games room—everything is huge,

“After that, I got to work on some skills—catching balls, tackling techniques, and even some footwork with kicker Cameron Dicker. I also did a bit of core work with the fitness trainer.

“It’s the best way to spend a holiday, being able to train while discovering some pretty cool things. And if there’s one sport that’s closest to rugby, it’s probably American football.”