Lacalle Pou’s feelings in the Uruguay locker room after debuting at the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Uruguay He has a very long and glorious history in football, but he has never achieved those achievements in rugby. This Thursday The rugby team debuted at the World Cup when facing France, host of the World Cup event, and had to stand Luis Lacalle Pou, a fan of this sport, who after the match was in the locker room with the players from his country.

The president of Uruguay saw the debut of Teros in a box with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. The match was finally a victory for the locals by 27-12. After the loss he went to his team’s locker room to congratulate the players and, visibly moved, addressed them with a few words.

Lacalle Pou’s feelings: “We are crazy about life here”

“It’s very difficult for me not to jump too much next to the host”said the president, patting Macron, the French boss with whom he watched the game, on the back. “I was just telling some kids that three or four French people, in the other locker room, congratulated me”the president revealed.

“They repeat the same word, the same concept. Passion. And everything that is done in life, if it is not with passion, does not work. And people who do not know us notice it, or have the ability to some plays said: ‘You “They play with their heart and they play with passion.”he commented, about the delivery of the Uruguayan team. “We know today’s game is a difficult game, but everyone wants to win and play. And everyone wants to get there”he continued.

“We are crazy about the life that is here, in France. Proud of the match that was played. In the tackles, in the goals. We know that we know rugby that every ball is the last and that is the spirit. Thank you “, he added. And he wanted to close with laughter: “We will give it to the president (Macron). I don’t know how it fits. What did they put in it? The one with the pillar? What did they give him?”