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TIMING is perhaps the most underestimated skill in sport. Even the most talented player or coach in the world can misread the moment and instantly look silly. But do the right thing at just the right time, as the brilliant Antoine Dupont consistently did on Saturday, and life swiftly enters a whole new dimension.

Sure enough, the stats confirmed Dupont racked up five try assists in Toulouse’s 54-20 Champions Cup quarter-final win over Sharks, in addition to the three tries he helped engineer in the round of 16. No one else last weekend managed more than one. But what really set Dupont apart was his feel for the contest, allied to his speed of thought. A clever change of pace here, a sublime offload there; it was like watching a magician running through a whole repertoire of deft card tricks.