They all talk about their newfound happiness, about this new world that is opening at the same time as the stadium doors. Rugby supporters are back with no other restriction than to provide a health pass, after a year and a half of abstinence, at the right time, that of hopes when the season begins and the Top 14 opens the ball. On the forecourt of the Jean-Bouin stadium, Porte d'Auteuil, this Saturday afternoon, there were people under the sun. Pink of course, since the Stade Français is master of ceremonies but also heaven and white since Racing 92 comes to dispute regional supremacy from the first match.
Far from the tensions that sometimes reigned around these clashes between neighbors, the spirits seem light in the imposing shadow of the Parc des Princes which wisely waits for the spotlight of the whole planet to shine on him again, Messi obliges.
“We are really happy,” says Jean-Pierre Chivrac, president of Génération Yves-du-Manoir, some of whose members came to share an aperitif at the invitation of Virage des Dieux, one of the main associations of the Stade Français.
We had been deprived of these atmospheres for a long time.
We have the impression that it's off to a good start this time.
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Beyond confinement, it's been a long time since I had seen so many people around Jean-Bouin for a Stade Français match # SFPR92 pic.twitter.com/5dMdABjL4Q
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The stake of the match or its result is not essential, as the players warm up on the pitch.
“On paper, we say that Racing is the favorite, but I'm not sure at all,” adds Jean-Pierre Chivrac.
Of course, we have an impressive three-quarter line, but ahead, the Stade Français can cause us miseries.
We will see, the important thing is to attend this meeting and take advantage of it.
We are happy that the Parisians have been looking up for two or three seasons.
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“We also like our Racing friends, laughs Franck Lemann, president of the Virage des Dieux.
It's just a shame that they have so few supporters!
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