Parisian cabaret dancers help inspire France to Olympic rugby gold

Dupont came off the bench to mastermind France's 28-7 defeat of two-time Olympic champions Fiji for the hosts' first gold of the 2024 Paris Games. The win thrilled a raucous crowd of nearly 70,000 at the Stade de France, who were then treated to an unexpected Saturday night extra. Dupont and company had not only been busy training on the pitch but also taking private lessons alongside dancers from the Moulin Rouge, one of the French capital's iconic cabarets in Pigalle. With gold in the bag they...