To commemorate a sporting achievement, a poster is sometimes printed, which supporters can have their heroes sign.
But on the side of Rumilly, the memory is more unusual, since it is a… pan that celebrates the feat of the Haut-Savoyard club, semi-finalist of the Coupe de France this year while playing in National 2.
A Tefal stove, more precisely, because the SEB group company is a key economic player in the small town of Haute-Savoie, where it is headquartered.
“It's a nice wink.
It associates an emblem of the territory with our exceptional career in the Coupe de France ”, greets Luc Chabert, co-president of the club.
“A lot of people from the club are employees of Tefal and it is one of our main partners.
»Of the 15,000 inhabitants of Rumilly, nearly 2,000 work for the kitchen utensil specialist.
In navy blue, club color
All had vibrated in recent months following the GFA Rumilly-Vallières, which climbed one by one the ranks of the Coupe de France football.
The amateur club thus became the little Thumb of the competition, knocking down Toulouse in the quarter-finals, before stalling against Monaco in the semi, on May 13 (1-5).
The coats of arms of these two professional clubs appear on the back of the pan, alongside all the teams that have crossed the road to Rumilly.
The “Épopée Coupe de France 2021” collector's pan is dyed in navy blue, the club's color.
The phrase "Thank you, the blues!"
»Proudly adorns one of the ledges, as does the GFA Rumilly-Vallières coat of arms.
“It's even better than a jersey. We will remember this feat 365 days a year, every time we cook, ”laughs Christian, one of Rumilly's supporters. For the midfielder Joris Cottin, also a college supervisor, the use will be different: “It will be especially for meals before important meetings, to bring luck! ". The collector's pan was produced in a limited edition of 5000 copies and will be distributed in the club shop at the limited price of 10 euros.
