“Yes, it's beer.
Anyway, I had warned that if we were champions of France, we would be on the roof for a week.
“The t-shirt quickly marked by the post-final festivities, Philippe Saint-André had announced the color: Montpellier intends to celebrate as it should be the very first title of champion of France in its history, acquired Friday by beating Castres (10-29).
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When @guilhem_guirado serenely ventriglise towards retirement 😅🏆 pic.twitter.com/TIxRw2C4Fz
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The euphoria did not leave the Hérault group in the hours following their coronation at the Stade de France.
And until the end of the night, the players and the staff of "PSA" were able to celebrate their happiness.
If Vincent Rattez forgot his medal after the newly retired Fulgence Ouedraogo and Guilhem Guirado lifted their precious trophy on the Parisian lawn in the company of captain Yacouba Camara, the Montpellier residents did not forget to take their shield with them. de Brennus at Bal Rock, a bar in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Place de la Comédie celebrations with supporters
Second in the regular season, the Héraultais let their joy burst there, a few dance steps, and made the beer flow freely.
After a terribly exhausting year, but which was frankly worth hanging on to the end to thwart all predictions.
“We have a drink and we will go back to the hotel, launched Anthony Bouthier in remarks reported by RMC Sport.
I don't know what's planned but we haven't planned to sleep, we live from day to day now.
We don't quite realize yet, we're in the evening with a piece of wood, we took it.
It's a childhood dream, we don't have the words.
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😅 Enzo Forletta and Marco Tauleigne in total freewheel after the title of French champion of the @MHR_officiel with this very personal imitation of Christophe Urios... pic.twitter.com/ljbe4or3zW
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Accompanied by their families and friends, but also by supporters, the MHR players stayed until more than six o'clock in the morning, those who had landed around two o'clock.
A party until the end of the night which must still stretch to Montpellier, Saturday evening, in order to share this historic success at home.
The hours of sleep should be missing, when presenting the Brennus to the fans at Place de la Comédie at 8 p.m.
"I slept 50 minutes," laughed Saint-André on RMC this Saturday morning.
But he and his men should still have a little on their hands to end this season on a high note.
