the triumphant return of La Rochelle players after the Champions Cup victory

A yellow and black human tide on the port of La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime), Sunday May 21, to applaud the kings of European rugby. The afternoon was festive for the Stade Rochelais rugby players and 40,000 crazy supporters. A city, in communion with its champions, who insisted on sharing the hard-earned trophy against the Irish of Leinster on Saturday. A crazy match, very badly embarked on for the Rochelais at the start.

A victory in extremis

“We thought it was not possible at the start of the match and in fact everything turned around, they had a hell of a mind. It was great”, launches a supporter. Because at the start of the meeting, the scenario was not in favor of the Rochelais. The Leinster players dominate their opponents, after 12 minutes of play and three tries, the Irish lead 17 to 0. But eight minutes from the end, Georges-Henri Colombe saves his team with a try scored in extremis. They then brandish the cup for the second year in a row. It took more than two hours for the players to cross the port, the time to savor their second star.