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Top 14 final: Guilhem Guirado "very moved" by the words of Emmanuel Macron for the last match of his career

2022-06-25T06:54:49.524Z


The Montpellier hooker, former captain of the Blues, ended his career with a Top 14 final won against Castres. A game has


Welcomed by whistles from a good part of the Stade de France, he still took his time to greet the players.

Arrived from Brussels where he attended the European Summit, Emmanuel Macron descended on the lawn before the kick-off of the final of the Top 14 between Castres and Montpellier, won by the Héraultais (29-10) Friday evening.

And the President of the Republic particularly exchanged with the hooker of the MHR and former captain of the XV of France, Guilhem Guirado, who played at 36 the last match of his career.

“I was very moved and very touched by the words of President Macron, said the person concerned after the Montpellier coronation.

His words were strong, and it gave me strength.

It was targeted, I felt sincere.

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Released on concussion protocol

The support of the Head of State had its limits since the hooker was forced to leave the lawn in the 27th minute of play, hit in a clash with Castres captain Mathieu Babillot.

Guihem Guirado then had to go through the concussion protocol, mandatory in the Top 14 to detect a possible concussion, in order to try to return to the lawn.

But the hooker was banned from the field by the independent doctor.

The latter judged that he was too affected since he was unable to repeat a list of ten words.

“With the pressure, I overused the test”, slips the player with 74 selections for the France team.

This did not prevent him from encouraging his partners from the edge of the field before going up to the stands to raise the shield of Brennus.

“I saw the president again at the end of the match, and I thanked him,” he underlines.

For these few strong words for his last outing on a rugby pitch.

Source: leparis

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