During the final of the 2013 European Cup in Dublin, Delon Armitage allowed himself to chamber the opener of ASM Brock James before flattening the victorious test of Toulon (16-15). On Tuesday, the former English international back gave a layer of it by calling the Clermont supporters “bastards”, for having “whistled him for four years”, during a ceremony devoted to entering the “Hall of Fame”. » of the RCT of eight historical players.
The speech did not go unnoticed in Auvergne, where the ASM responded in a press release posted on Twitter and entitled: “hate has no place in our sport”.
Delon Armitage’s cheeky response
“We will never let anyone vent their hatred and insult our supporters who have always been the pride of ASM”, thunders the club, according to which the sulphurous Delon Armitage is “better known for his outbursts than [pour] its frames.
The current 10th in the Top 14 illustrated his point with a photo of his former winger Napolioni Nalaga sharpening the former Toulon back. Which responded with a selfie in the RCT trophy room…