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 football whose climate 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, this time, the unions had not called on the spectators to challenge the Head of State, his arrival on the lawn was nevertheless greeted by whistles from part of the stands, as can be heard on the pictures.
Saluting the Stade Rochelais rugby players, Emmanuel Macron was challenged in a rather special 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 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, and appeared in another astonishing image: the Canal+ cameras filmed him non-stop drinking a whole bottle of beer, under the loud encouragement of the Toulouse.