France captain Antoine Dupont and Wales star Rhys Webb shared a heartwarming moment on the field after they faced off in the Six Nations.
Les Bleus ran out 41-28 winners on the final day of the tournament, despite Warren Gatland's side showing signs of real promise and avoiding a scathing defeat like England suffered the week previous.
Despite battling against one another for the best part of 80 minutes, Dupont and Webb showed the true meaning of the game - respect.
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The Ospreys scrum-half walked over to the 2021 World Player of the Year with his family. Webb's eldest, Regan, managed to grab a selfie with Dupont, before the scrum-half rivals shared a light-hearted chat, swapped shirts and shaking hands.
The pair posed for photos in their new kits, which have proven popular on social media this week.
A video of their interaction has become one of the most viewed and liked rugby clips on social media this week. France Rugby posted the clip to their Facebook page, and it has received two million views, along with 58,000 reactions. Over on TikTok, there's another 1.3 million views, and a further 800,000 on Instagram.
Collectively, it has been viewed four million times since the weekend. Viewers explained that this moment is synonymous with the culture that rugby embraces.
"This is why it's the best sport in the world," said one.
"Sorry, French rugby, Dupont is Welsh now! Putting the top on in an official signing of the contract! This video is exactly why rugby is great!" added another.
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