The day of Sunday May 26, 2024 should have been calm in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), but the victory changed everything. The Stade Toulousain players, winners of a 6th star in the Champions Cup, are at Place du Capitole at the end of the afternoon to celebrate their new triumph. Follow this communion live with their supporters.
The players from the Toulouse stadium, European champions, are here! Their bus has just arrived at Place du Capitole in a supercharged atmosphere. Antoine Dupont raised the cup while heading towards the supporters.
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The players from Stade Toulouse arrive at Place du Capitole. • ©Rémi Surrans – France 3 Occitanie
It’s the big day crowd, Place du Capitole in the heart of Toulouse in Haute-Garonne. Many residents and supporters of the European rugby champions are already there, as we tell you on X:
They are waiting for the Stade Toulouse players to brandish the trophy from the mayor’s balcony. It will be a little later than 6 p.m., the club warns us. Their arrival is slightly delayed. It is scheduled for around 6:30 p.m.
The Place du Capitole, where 12,000 supporters of the Stade Toulouse are expected from 4:30 p.m., was adorned with “Red Kingdom” flags, as noted by this journalist on X. English has supplanted Occitan, laughs our colleague commenting: “The capitol has lost its language”.
The European Cup is, finally, back home, this Sunday, May 26, 2024. It made a short tour to the Chez Tonton supporters’ bar, Place Saint-Pierre, in Toulouse, in Haute-Garonne brought by Sofiane Guitoune , as we can read on X:
There shouldn’t have been a celebration but the victory is too good. Finally, Antoine Dupont, captain and scrum half of Stade Toulouse and his teammates celebrate their sixth European star on the emblematic Place du Capitole, Sunday May 26, 2024. The team must brandish the trophy in front of the crowd from the Illustres balcony at at 18 o’clock.
It is on the same square that 16,000 supporters of Stade Toulouse, according to the police, vibrated and exulted late Saturday afternoon in the heart of the Pink City during their club’s 6th victory in the Champions Cup, against the Irish. of Leinster. They had come to watch the match broadcast on a giant screen.
During this epic final, Toulouse dominated the Irish province after extra time (31-22) on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London to win their sixth Champions Cup after 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2021.
The red and black players arrived at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, Sunday May 26, 2024 at one o’clock in the morning, champions’ cup in hand with supporters already present, giving a taste of the party.
The most successful club in the history of the competition succeeds La Rochelle, who won the last two editions by beating the same Leinster team in the final each time.
(With Jael Galichet, Elsa Leroy and Camille Saiseau)
2024-05-26 16:07:30
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