The President of the Republic greeted the players on the lawn of the Stade de France, then congratulated the Toulousains in the locker room after their victory.
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Almost two months after a final of the Coupe de France in football, the climate of which was marked by the challenge of the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron was back at the Stade de France, Saturday June 17, for the final of the Top 14 rugby . This time, he complied with the usual protocol by going down to the lawn to greet the players from Toulouse and La Rochelle. But he still had an unusual evening.
If the unions had not called on the spectators to challenge the Head of State, his arrival on the lawn was nevertheless marked by whistles from part of the stands, as can be heard in the images.
Greeting the players of Stade Rochelais, Emmanuel Macron was challenged in a somewhat particular way by Uini Atonio. “Hi Emmanuel, how are you? Are you speeding up my passport? You’re speeding up for my passport, huh!”, launched the rugby player, selected by the XV of France since 2014 but born in New Zealand, according to comments reported by RMC Sport. On the images broadcast by France 2, it is impossible to hear the exchange, with the exception of the “Good final” launched in response by the President of the Republic.
After the match, the latter went down to the locker room to greet the two teams. It was there that he was filmed by the cameras of Canal + drinking without stopping a whole bottle of beer, under the noisy encouragement of the people of Toulouse.