US EditionFrance Captain Dupont Joins RFCLA Ownership in Boost for US Game
- France rugby captain Antoine Dupont joined Rugby Football Club Los Angeles's ownership group on Friday, marking a notable event in US rugby.
- Dupont made this move as the United States gets ready to host the Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028 and the men's Rugby World Cup in 2031, aiming to raise rugby's visibility in the country.
- Established in 2018 and relocated to Los Angeles in 2024, RFCLA currently holds the fourth position among the five teams competing in Major League Rugby’s Western Conference.
- Dupont described the current period as a crucial time and expressed enthusiasm about being involved in a major endeavor, while RFCLA emphasized that he will play a key role in steering their achievements in branding and commercial growth.
- This partnership suggests a strategic effort to build a vibrant rugby culture in the US, leveraging Dupont's success to inspire growth on and off the field.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Star power: France captain Antoine Dupont invests in Los Angeles rugby club ahead of Olympics
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
The star of the French rugby Antoine Dupont became a shareholder of the Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA), the American club announced on Friday 16 May. "Half of the French international club joins the shareholdership of the Rugby Football Club Los Angeles, thus affirming its willingness to take concrete action to promote rugby worldwide," wrote the Californian club in a press release. "As the US city prepares to host the Olympic Games in …
Antoine Dupont is a new shareholder of Rugby Football Club Los Angeles. Antoine Dupont is trading his player's hat for that of an investor. The star scrum-half of the French XV and Stade Toulousain has just acquired a stake in Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA), as the Californian franchise announced this Friday. This decision illustrates the overall ambition of the best player in the world in 2021, currently recovering from a torn cruciate…
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