Journalist specializing in Rugby, Matthieu Lartot spoke of his emotions experienced during Racing Club Toulon's historic double in 2014.
It's already been a decade since Racing Club Toulon supporters experienced what probably remains for them the happiest day of their lives as fans. The story takes place in 2014 and that year, the RCT won the European Rugby Cup and the Top 14 in quick succession. A crazy moment and players celebrated like kings on their return. This famous parade in the streets of Toulon forever marked Matthieu Lartot who confirmed it during a documentary dedicated to this famous double.
The journalist of France Televisions was there that day and it was his experience that he recounted in this documentary entitled “2014, full of emotions”concocted and posted on its social networks by Racing. “The day after the Top14 final, I took a plane to Toulon. I arrived in the Harbor on the boat with the players. I arrived with them, I accompanied them to city hall and honestly, I have never seen that in my life. »
“A moment of absolute madness”
The images show streets full of people, the balconies of buildings just as full of supporters at the height of happiness. We also see Matthieu Lartot blurting out to the camera: “Damn, it’s a crazy job, I tell you. » The latter continued his analysis ten years later: “The whole town was packed with people. There was an extraordinary communion. It was a moment of absolute madness. I believe that everyone who experienced that day will never forget it because it was something magical, almost irrational. »
Unhappy finalist of the Top 14 in 2016 and 2017, Toulon then experienced a few much more anonymous years, but the reconstruction is underway and this season, the club occupies fifth place in the ranking after nine days. When the crazy emotions of 2014 return, we will still have to be patient.
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