Grégory Damn itthird-line and captain of La Rochelle, at the microphone of Canal + after the victory against Stade Toulousain (30-7): “This is my first victory against Toulouse (Stade Rochelais remained on a series of 8 defeats against their nemesis Editor’s note), so of course it’s fun. But above all we wanted to return here to our stadium, in front of our supporters. We made two missteps in Deflandre (against Pau and Bordeaux, editor’s note) who hurt us and our public deserved to regain victory. We had to be reassured before the European Cup. It’s important to win these gala matches. But between us, in the end, we told each other not to get carried away. We won at home against Toulouse but we are not champions of France.
