Castrais and Montpellier residents received a visit from the President of the Republic before playing their final.
Detained in Brussels this weekend, Emmanuel Macron was finally present at the Stade de France on Friday evening to attend the final of the Top 14 between Castres and Montpellier. After La Marseillaise, the President of the Republic descended on the lawn to greet the actors of the match as is the custom. He suffered a few whistles from part of the public.
Saluting the president by kneeling down, the Fijian player from Castres Adrea Cocagi instructed his teammate Loïc Jacquet to send him a message. “I was given a mission by this lovely guy Adrea, who is extremely shy. He would love to have a French passport but he is too shy to ask for it. He told me ‘do it for me‘“explained the 2nd line of the CO. “I will do it. And do you recommend it?“replied the president. Jacquet’s response:eyes closed.»
Emmanuel Macron then greeted Guilhem Guirado who was playing his last match on Friday evening. “I wanted to congratulate you on this careersaid the head of state to the Montpellier veteran. I imagine there is a lot of emotion tonight. You fought some good fights. In the difficult years of the XV of France, you were there, you wore more than one and I wanted to thank you especially for that“. Follow the shock live commented on our site.