Uini Atonio, the little joker. The pillar of La Rochelle took advantage of the Top 14 final won by Toulouse (29-26) to make a somewhat special request to President Emmanuel Macron, who descended on the lawn of the Stade de France to greet the players. “Hi Emmanuel, how are you? Are you advancing my passport? You’re speeding up for my passport, huh! “, he launched before the kick-off.
The French international, born in New Zealand to Samoan parents, has already played 50 games with the XV of France, without having French nationality. He had made his request when the former president of the FFR, Bernard Laporte, had announced that he no longer wanted foreign players in the France team. A request that has obviously still not been successful.