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Former and current players, former partners or opponents, associations, or simply friends, many of them went to the Descartes field to pay tribute to Gilles Marcuzzo, at the initiative of his fellow Terribles jerseys. Villeneuvois warriors.
7 p.m., Friday evening meeting time for the Terribles Guerriers Villeneuvois (TGV) players for their weekly training.
A club of friends, former rugby players, whether they played XIII or XV or simply sportsmen. A club to play sports, a club to play rugby, to get together, a club in which Gilles Marcuzzo was one of the pillars.
“He was always available, always smiling. And on the pitch, when he played at CAV, a true warrior. He never escaped. We could always count on him.” This, in summary, is what his former teammates said about him, Friday evening, under a light rain falling on the Descartes sports field, while the VBC basketball teams trained in the adjoining gymnasium. Some will take shelter, quietly, and watch the young basketball players train for a while.
It was on the initiative of the TGV managers and players that everyone gathered on this Friday evening, just a few days after the tragic disappearance of their friend. The TGV players are arriving little by little, after a week of work. The faces are closed. We kiss, we hug. We wish each other, “despite everything a happy new year…”. They enter the locker room and put on their uniforms, shorts, jerseys, crampons. We stay warm, sheltered under the umbrellas.
“A guy with real values”
Suddenly, a voice is raised. That of Fred Bouglon, co-president of the TGV. “Get closer. On a pitch, before the match, we make a circle. And today, it's for Marcu. For me, it's a whole part of my youth, on and off the pitch. friendship, a real guy with real values. Always available when we needed him. It's hard to talk. We all want to cry. everyone meet at headquarters, at the Terminus Everyone. is welcome there.”
Then it was the turn of Jérôme Colombini, president of RCV XV to speak. “There are some here, but there are few players who have been loyal to their club throughout their career, to the CAV XV. Gillou was one of them. And he did not hesitate to embark on the adventure with us of the RCV. He was always on the club's steering committee and his voice mattered enormously. He was very listened to and respected by everyone, both players and managers. Marcu. That’s also why we all there.”
DDM – F.P.
Long minutes of applause in honor of Gilles in respectful silence. The TGV players are preparing for their training. They gather in the middle of the field, make a circle. What they say to each other at that moment belongs only to them, to their shared history, to their memories.
At the end of the training, head to the Terminus, privatized for the occasion. On the wall, a portrait of Gilles, smiling, the image that everyone keeps of him. His family is also present and thanks everyone for this tribute.
Goodbye Gillou, goodbye Mr Marcuzzo.
