“By going to our inbred friends in Castres, where we know, it’s going to be constant war, the supporters drooling at the lips, no game and a shit match. Nothing to worry about. I hope that Toulouse will sweep away Castres and that we can laugh and sing after the match.” These comments were made at the end of the week by former Stade Toulouse player Gillian Galan during a column on France Bleu Occitanie.
The former third row was asked to present the match between Castres and Toulouse played on Saturday evening (28-23) in Top 14. With an obvious bias against Castres. The word “consanguineous” provoked very strong reactions from CO supporters as reported by Midi-Olympique.
They forced the president of Stade Toulousain to react. “I just wanted to say that under no circumstances can Gillian Galan speak in the name and place of Stade Toulouse. This perhaps helped motivate Castres enough to achieve this magnificent second half, and that allows me to congratulate them. You are aware that Gilliam Galan is on trial with Stade Toulouse on two occasions, and we cannot condone these idiotic, incoherent and completely inappropriate comments in the world of rugby. »
He also added. “Once again, I’m not sorry for Gillian’s comments because it’s his business, and it’s up to him to take full responsibility for them. We absolutely do not take responsibility for them, so I will not allow myself to apologize for him. It’s up to him to do it. Stade Toulouse still wants to play derbies against Castres like the one this weekend, winning or losing, but with the joy of everything we know in rugby.”
Contacted by La Dépêche du Midi, Galan reacted to the consequences of his column: “It was completely second-rate. I room, I’m like that. But I love Castres, I have good friends who play there! I’m trying to do something that changes, a column that isn’t sanitized. Honestly, I’m sorry, it hurts my heart if it hurt people! That wasn’t the goal. I responded to everyone who wrote to me on the networks. »
