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Toulouse rugby players celebrated this Saturday, June 29, with their supporters and in the heart of the Pink City, the 23rd Brennus shield in the club’s history and the new Top 14-Champions Cup double.
Another evening of celebration, in the heart of Toulouse. This Saturday, June 29, the Stade Toulousain rugby players returned to the Ville rose, the day after their final won in Marseille against Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3) synonymous with the 23rd Brennus shield in the club’s history, and another Top 14-Champions Cup double (the third after 1996 and 2021).
The supporters once again responded “present”. And it took courage for those who came to wait for them at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, where the “rouge et noir” were supposed to land at 3:30 p.m. They finally arrived… at 7:30 p.m., following a plane problem departing from the Marseille city.
BRENNUS IS IN TOULOUSE! ???
The Stade Toulousain players arrived at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. pic.twitter.com/gknvcOe3OG— La Dépêche du Midi (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807107361355538505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
First walkabout and the shield of Brennus brandished for the first time to these supporters who, for some, had waited almost 5 hours for the return of their flock.
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The players then met at Place du Capitole, but they first made a detour to the Toulouse home of Cyril Baille, the pillar injured during the semi-final against La Rochelle, and who was unable to play in the final .
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It was finally a little before 8:30 p.m., almost an hour late, that the players arrived at Place du Capitole, on top of a double-decker bus.
? The Stade Toulousain players arrived at Place du Capitole with the 23rd Brennus shield and the European Cup! pic.twitter.com/oy91nhCCG1
— The South Dispatch (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807123301141004290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Without delay, they danced, getting the fans involved, but also started clapping.
Festive atmosphere at Place du Capitole! The Brennus and the European Cup are out? pic.twitter.com/Ped4rSnNdO
— La Dépêche du Midi (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807126984880771227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The players of @StadeToulousain start a clapping with the supporters at Place du Capitole?⚫#ST #Top14 #Rugby pic.twitter.com/yJRanuW2m0
— La Dépêche Sports (@Ladepechesports) https://twitter.com/Ladepechesports/status/1807121525646246066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The shield of Brennus was then brandished for the first time to the crowd.
The two trophies of the season of the Stade Toulousain presented in front of a jubilant crowd at Place du Capitole! ??? pic.twitter.com/3a0Nv16Md5
— La Dépêche du Midi (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807129993706606769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Then came the sequence so eagerly awaited by the supporters present in their thousands: the Brennus shield brandished on the balcony of the Capitole and more specifically, by Antoine Dupont. He was accompanied by manager Ugo Mola who proudly displayed the Champions Cup trophy, as a symbol of the new double achieved this year (the third in the club’s history after 1996 and 2021).
Antoine Dupont lifts the Brennus from the balcony of the Town Hall on Place du Capitole!!! pic.twitter.com/AIaY74lIdJ
— The South Dispatch (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807136002324021467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Then came one of the most unusual sequences of the day: a giant paquito improvised by several players, including Antoine Dupont.
The Stade players improvise a giant paquito on the Place du Capitole! The atmosphere is boiling??? pic.twitter.com/2sbir9zMTJ
— The South Dispatch (@ladepechedumidi) https://twitter.com/ladepechedumidi/status/1807140016801366439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Paquito in the crowd for Antoine Dupont and Jack Willis at Place du Capitole!! ?⚫ #ST #Top14 #Rugby pic.twitter.com/JuCYKQ62Hy
— La Dépêche Sports (@Ladepechesports) https://twitter.com/Ladepechesports/status/1807130134429802881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
DDM – Fabrice Aygalenq
DDM – Fabrice Aygalenq
DDM – Fabrice Aygalenq
Shortly after 9pm, the players left the square. Now it’s time for vacation, less so for Antoine Dupont who, after a week of rest, will switch to preparation for the Olympic Games.
