“Blood strokes and incredible joys”: rugby club president, this oval passion that drives you crazy

2023-12-09 11:28:28

We saw some of them drop their jackets and almost come to blows at the edge of a pitch in Limoges after a lost promotion final, or climb onto tables and dance in locker rooms at the age of 70 (Jacky Lorenzetti, 75 years old , Racing 92). Others cry like a child after victories (Vincent Merling, 73 years old, La Rochelle).

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Or still others argue like in a playground, to know who is the strongest or the least cheater. And reconcile around a “Capri Sun of friendship”, as Bernard Lemaître (84 years old, RC Toulon) proposed this week to his counterpart Hans-Peter Wild (82 years old, Stade Français), owner of the club of Parisian rugby and the fruit juice brand.