Olympics rugby sevens: Antoine Dupont inspires France to gold medal in Paris

Superstar scrum-half Antoine Dupont delivered as perhaps only he could do by coming off the bench to lead France to their first gold of the Paris Olympics.

Dupont, a poster boy of the Games, set up a try and scored two himself to inspire the hosts to a stunning 28-7 win over Fiji in the men’s rugby sevens final.

The match was tied 7-7 at half-time when the inspirational Dupont, who decided to skip the Six Nations to focus on the sevens, came on to the field to a huge ovation.

Within seconds, he had scampered down the left flank and found Aaron Grandidier on hand to finish off the move.

From that point, France grew in confidence and never looked like being beaten.

Dupont added two more tries – including one after the final hooter – to spark jubilant scenes.

French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated in the stands as the players and over 70,000 spectators sang and danced in triumph.