It is therefore the jersey for the 1997-1998 season that will serve, at the end of the season, to celebrate the 120 years of Section Paloise. At the end of November, the club proposed to its supporters to decide by their votes 5 emblematic jerseys in the history of the club, more than 6000 people participated, and it is therefore ultimately the tunic that the Palois wore until the semi-final of the Heineken Cup that season that was chosen.
A collector’s jersey that will be worn by the players at the end of the season
The club specifies that this jersey “will be worn during a game at the end of the season and available in stores in a very limited edition“. The supporters therefore preferred it to those of the seasons 1963-64, 1988-89, 2000-01 and 2014-15. For the time being, it is impossible to say whether the mimicry will go so far as to reproduce the” historical “coat of arms. of Section Paloise, or if “Elf” will not be displayed instead of the main sponsor on the front of the jersey … Answer in a few months.
– Francois Guillot
– Wyn bowen