John Mitchell can't help but wax lyrical about Antoine Dupont

Antoine Dupont is set to feature against England this weekend at Twickenham having recovered from COVID-19.

The scrumhalf has been in stellar form over the last year and starred in the opening rounds of the Six Nations 2021.

Speaking ahead of Le Crunch, John Mitchell is well aware of the threat the livewire scrumhalf possess.

When asked how England can contain Dupont, the England defence coach simply answered: “You stop him from running, I reckon! He can run!”

“He’s a really good player who likes to influence the game and he backs his strengths. He’s got good vision and has good awareness of defenders either side of the ruck." he continued.

“He also tends not to be pre-meditated, so he makes a lot of decisions based on what’s in front of him. He’s got a good skill-set.

“Physically he’s really well put together. He’s powerful and has got a good fend. And he can go around defenders rather than on their inside.

“His support play is second to none in the way he anticipates beyond the ball. We’re looking forward to taking away what he has.”