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While appearing on the Canal + show “Face Cam”, the Toulouse third row returned with emotion to his relationship with his deceased great-grandfather, in whose memory he wears a tattoo recalling their shared passion for Rugby.
Tattoos have long been a key element of rugby culture: a reminder of their origins, important moments in their career, commitment to their team… rugby players have various reasons for wearing them on their bodies.
It is a beautiful family story which is at the origin of that of Mathis Castro-Ferreira. A touching story that he told in front of the Canal + cameras in a mini-documentary broadcast this Saturday, December 22.
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“It’s me little with a rugby ball, and the stars are him up there,” he explained. “I grew up with my great-grandfather. When I went to Toulouse at 14, I saw him very proud. He said to me 'when you appear on TV and make your first pages match, I will no longer be in this world”. And just before Covid, he left”.
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The under-20 world champion explained that it was a way of having his great-grandfather always by his side: “This tattoo is in his memory, it's for keep this bond that we had together in hard times, I look at my forearm and I think of him looking down at me from up there and whom I must make proud.
He will have the opportunity to do so this Sunday evening, since he will start on the Lyon pitch, which hosts Stade Toulousain at 9:05 p.m. Match to follow live with commentary on the site ladepeche.fr.
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