Montpellier crowned champion of France

Brennus’ shield at arm’s length, the people of Montpellier exult. For the first time in its history, Montpellier Hérault rugby (MHR) is crowned champion of France. “It’s hard to realize, to realize what we have just done, what is exceptional is that we mark the history of the club”, says Guilhem Guirado, Montpellier player. Facing Olympic Castres, the Montpellier club started the Top 14 final on a high.

From the fifth minute, on a good recovery, Zach Mercer served Arthur Vincent, who went to score the first try of the match. To 25 meters, his teammate, Benoît Paillaugue, misses the transformation, but not enough to curb the ardor of the MHR. The Olympic Castres, which finished first in the regular season, is struck, asphyxiated by the steamroller of the MHR, which ends on the roof of French rugby.