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Champions Cup: the Rochelais reassembled against Racing 92 for the relocation to Lens

2022-05-10T04:12:26.138Z


The Arena being occupied by a Sexion d'Assault concert, the Ile-de-France club chose to relocate its European semi-final to Lens. A decision that makes Rochelle side scream.


This is the problem when you play in a concert hall, it is not always available... Knowing that the owner of the Arena Paris-La Défense, Jacky Lorenzetti, has never made a mystery that the juicy concerts prevailed over the matches of his rugby team.

Next weekend, the Arena welcomes the group Sexion d'Assaut for two evenings.

Forcing Racing 92 to find a home ground to play its Champions Cup semi-final.

This will also be the case again in June in the event of the Top 14 play-offs at home, the room being this time reserved for Elton John…

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“Congratulations to Racing who won the first battle by organizing our semi-final in Lens in order to prevent as many La Rochelle supporters as possible from making the trip to support their team.

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Pierre Venayre, CEO of Stade Rochelais

The leaders of the Ile-de-France club have therefore relocated their European meeting to Lens, at the Bollaert stadium.

A choice that does not please the opponents at all.

The General Manager of Stade Rochelais, Pierre Venayre, did not fail to express his dissatisfaction by ironically in the columns of the regional daily Sud-Ouest.

Congratulations to Racing who won the first battle by organizing our semi-final in Lens in order to prevent as many La Rochelle supporters as possible from making the trip to support their team.

I now wish them to win the second by filling the Bollaert stadium to do the honor that this great European Cup match deserves…

An obviously unlikely prospect.

The mythical enclosure of RC Lens can accommodate 38,000 spectators.

Racing 92 is not known to attract a massive flow of supporters.

And if the Maritimes do not move… Which seems to be the case given their anger on social networks.

They didn't find further?

Also on a Sunday afternoon?

How do we do it from La Rochelle?

No !

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The president of the group of supporters "

Acting with the XV Rochelais

", Laurent Leplomb, went even further in the columns of South-West.

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It's true that it doesn't suit anyone.

That's why we were all for the English of Sale on Sunday…

”A few buses have however been put in place.

For a departure from La Rochelle around 5 am and a return late at night.

Source: lefigaro

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