Challenge Cup: Toulon finally champion

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France 3

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A. Chuzeville, L. Hebbache, C. Fournival, L. Hauville – France 3

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On Friday May 19, RC Toulon won the Challenge Cup final against the Glasgow Warriors (43-19) after a final they flew over. The players are expected in the afternoon in the Var to celebrate the title with their supporters.

They had been waiting for a title for eight years, so there was no question of being sober. Friday evening, May 19, RC Toulon supporters invade the streets of the city of Var a few minutes after the club’s victory in the Challenge Cup. “We’ve been waiting for this for a long time and then, a trophy, we take it”, launches a fan. This victory, the players of the RCT went to seek it in Dublin (Ireland) against the Scots of Glasgow. From the 5th minute, Baptiste Serin scored the first try of the match, then Toulon took off and led 21-0 at the break.

Festive reunion this Saturday

1,500 kilometers away, in front of the giant screen installed at the Zénith de Toulon, the supporters are more than confident. Beaten four times in the final of the competition, the players take their revenge. 43-19, they are European champions. Mathieu Bastareaud, who has just announced the end of his career at the end of the season, lifts the cup, the first trophy for the club since 2015. The reunion with the supporters promises to be festive, the players are expected in the city in mid afternoon, Saturday May 20.


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