VIDEO. “My dear colleague, just a little memory”: the response of the mayor of Saverdun after the tackle of Robert Ménard

The mayor of Saverdun in the video addressed to Robert Ménard. Facebook Capture Philippe Calleja

This Sunday June 30, 2024, Servian Boujan fell in the final of Fédérale 3 beaten by Saverdun (30-29). The mayor of Béziers, Robert Ménard, made a video to encourage the Hérault team by poking the opponents. Philippe Calleja, mayor of Saverdun, responded to him.

During the Federal 3 final, which was held on Sunday and which pitted Servian Boujan against Saverdun, a small town in Ariège. Shortly before the match, Robert Ménard, mayor of the city of Béziers, sent an encouraging message to the Hérault club, while also stinging the opponent. After Servian Boujan's defeat, the mayor of Saverdun decided to respond to his colleague, according to our colleagues at La Dépêche.

“Without rancor”

“We're not going to talk about this little team whose name I've forgotten”, these were the words of Robert Ménard before Sunday's match. But Philippe Calleja, mayor of Saverdun, seems not to have appreciated the tackle and held it back.

In a video published this Tuesday on Facebook, the Ariège elected official responded to his "colleague" after the small victory of his club by a single point (30-29).

"Mr. Ménard, my dear colleague, just a little memory of a village whose name you will be able to remember"< /em>, he declared. Philippe Calleja recalled the values ​​of his commune : "humility and respect for the opponent", in a scene where he displays the gold medal, but also the shield won.