Friday will obviously be another emotional day. While waiting to know the circumstances of the tragedy, the funeral of Christophe Dominici will take place that day in Hyères (2:30 p.m., Saint-Louis church), near Toulon (Var), his hometown and where he launched his rugby career. . The former French international winger will then be buried, in the family vault in the cemetery of the Var city, with his older sister Pascale, who died in 1986 in a traffic accident.
On Wednesday, a mass will be celebrated at 10 am, in the Sainte-Cécile church of Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine) in the privacy.
Domi, as he was called, died last Tuesday at the age of 48 when he fell ten meters in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine). A witness told investigators that he had seen him walking on the sidewalk of avenue de la Grille-d’Honneur, near the Park, down the sloping artery then suddenly switch to the right side, thus passing by above the concrete parapet bordering the avenue.
His death sparked a wave of emotions in the world of rugby, at the Stade Français where he made history by winning five Brennus Shields between 1997 and 2008, and well beyond.
On Saturday, a minute of silence, as on all rugby pitches this weekend, was observed during the Coupe d’Automne des nations match, France-Italy (36-5), at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis , where the father and the companion of the deceased, in tears, were notably present in the presidential platform, alongside Bernard Laporte, president of the French Federation. A giant portrait of 10×20 meters bearing the effigy of Domi had also been displayed.
Sunday, in Lyon where the Stade Français was playing a Top 14 match, a vibrant tribute was paid to him. Parisians and Lyonnais warmed up with a t-shirt, with a portrait of the former winger on the front and his famous number 11 on the back. The two teams, the staffs were also welded during a poignant minute of applause.
VIDEO. Death of Christophe Dominici: Blanquer expresses his “great emotion” to the Assembly
