In Lons, the radiant faces of the May 1 rugby tournament

It was the Lonsoise declination of the big festival of rugby schools organized by the Departmental Committee. The same scenario was played at Orthez, Salies, Hendaye and Ustaritz. Lons hosted this event rich in smiles and noisy parents for the second consecutive year. Ten clubs participated in the competition: Portes du Béarn, Béarjacq, USEP, US Coarraze Nay, the Entente Haut Béarn, US Morlaàs, Lembeye and Sévignacq, RC Lons and the ASPE Vallée Entente.

The whole of the Georges-Martin complex, thus, was teeming with 450 rugby players of all ages, the youngest (U6 and U8) on the east side of the parking lot, the largest (U10 U12) on the west side, in front of the large gallery. On the right, the agglomerates like bee swarms around the ball and the beginning of collective movements, on the left the large strides and the mauls to which better.

The organization with a cord with quarters of an hour slots per quarter of an hour was rigorously respected, even that the towers of B éné oux a UX Buvette s. The coaches gave voice and enforces the rugby spirit to the letter by whistling more easily than the referee of the last rowing – section.

At 4:30 p.m., as expected, all these beautiful people were able to come together at the foot of the gallery where players of the Paloise section Jon Zabala and Lekima Tagigtagu had taken place. The two pros rewarded each team, which of medals, which cuts for the winners.