Christiane Barny, supporter of Stade Rochelais, makes her dream come true: going behind the scenes of a French XV match. She will attend France/Japan as a VIP as part of the Blues' fall tour
Christiane Barny, 71 years old, fell into the Rugby pot when she was barely 5 years old, and she lived in Port-Neuf in La Rochelle, a stone's throw from the Rugby Stadium. all the kids were going to play at the stadium” remembers Christiane. At the time her grandfather was himself a player at Union Sportvie Rochelaise and her brother and cousin were also budding rugby players. Her only regret was not having been able to play too , because there was no women's team For more than 20 years Christiane has been a supporter of Stade Rochelais and her biggest dream was to be able to watch a French XV match behind the scenes. Thanks to a collective of around thirty companies “Silver Alliance” which works to age well and stay at home, she will be able to live her dream this Saturday, November 9 and attend France/Japon at the Stade de France in Paris as part of the Blues' fall tour. The collective launched the “Dreams of Seniors” operation to change society’s view of those over 60. by allowing some of them to realize their dream. Christiane's application was accepted.
“What I wanted was to be able to see behind the scenes during the match”
Christiane already attended a match between the French XV and Scotland a few years ago, but what she wanted was “being able to see behind the scenes during the match because a match everyone can attend, I wanted to see how it was going from the inside.” Christiane does not yet know the exact program that awaits her, the only certainty while the players are warming up she will visit the backstage of the Stade de France. Christiane who secretly dreams of meeting the Stade Rochelais players selected in the French XV, starting with Captain Greg Aldritt, but above all being able to approach Antoine Dupont, his counterpart from Stade Toulousain. being next door is going to be legendary, I'm going to ask him if he doesn't want to come to our place for a bit to play ” quips Christiane, totally admiring number 9 and who promises to take photos to immortalize this day.
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