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Stade La Rochelais won its second Champions Cup in a row on Saturday May 20, so inevitably, in the city of Charente-Maritime, the supporters celebrated this victory all night long.
Saturday evening May 20, yellow and black red pleasures. Welcomed as heroes at La Rochelle airport (Charente-Maritime), the Stade Rochelais players showed off their hard-won trophy in the Champions Cup final. There are 1,500 supporters, white-hot, waiting for the players despite the late hour, 3:30 a.m. all the same, but not a gram of fatigue. “I cried with joy for my team that I love”said one of them.
Lap of honor scheduled for Sunday
A second consecutive title on the roof of Europe, so inevitably, there was enough to give voice. “Seeing everyone is just fun. Thanks to them”, launches Reda Wardi, Stade Rochelais player. On the Old Port of the city, the party has already started, Saturday evening, from the final whistle. La Rochelle wins by a small point, enough to jump into the water for its fans. The city will again be adorned with yellow and black on Sunday afternoon to welcome its heroes from the oval.
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