Argentine rugby players have been sharing how they celebrated their country winning the FIFA World Cup on social media.
The Argentines have been terrorising their French clubmates while others have simply pitched up to training in donning their country’s colours.
The French suffer
France players will have been holding their breath during the penalty shootouts on Sunday evening as many of them had more than just national pride on the line.
After losing a bet with clubmate Bautista Delguy, Clermont and France winger Damian Penaud was forced to wear a classy Argentina jersey today.
🤣🇦🇷 ¿Damian Penaud argentino? Bautista Delguy le hizo cumplir la apuesta a su compañero en Clermont. pic.twitter.com/0B3W9xOcUp
— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022
Similarly, Castres’ flanker Mathieu Babillot had to post a video of him holding the Argentina flag and singing the national anthem after losing his bet to Benjamin Urdapilleta.
🇦🇷🇦🇷 Mathieu Babillot, otro que tuvo que cumplir la apuesta pero con @BenjaUrda. pic.twitter.com/ixaN5murWz
— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022
Over in Paris, several teammates filmed Juan Imhoff as he charged around Racing 92‘s training facilities with his Argentina football shirt on. The veteran winger was also spotted waving his flag around.
Otro que disfrutó la mañana fue Juan Imhoff.
🇦🇷🏆 pic.twitter.com/vXgrq4Kq0Z
— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022
Celebrations continue in England
While Newcastle Falcons don’t have any French players, that didn’t stop Mateo Carreras and Matias Moroni from celebrating Sunday’s victory by blasting music and singing at the training ground on Monday.
🇦🇷🙌 ¡Cada día te quiero más!
🇦🇷 Así llegaron @tutemoroni y Mateo Carreras al entrenamiento de Newcastle. pic.twitter.com/062hbbRQzg
— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022
Staying in the Premiership, Gloucester’s Matías Alemanno and Santiago Carreras sported country colours, with Alemanno draping his country’s flag over his shoulders.
Matías Alemanno at Gloucester’s training ground. Via Jamal Ford-Robinson.
Other reactions
Another player who will have been celebrating Argentina’s triumph is Springbok playmaker Damian Willemse. The South African posted videos during the game of him enjoying the match while wearing a number 14 Los Pumas jersey, presumably from a swap he made with Emiliano Boffelli.
Here is Damian Willemse's review on Leo Messi ⚽️@Vodacom #URC | @TheStormers | #ArgentinaVsFrance pic.twitter.com/96VEXzdM0K
— Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial_RSA) December 18, 2022
Maro Itoje reacted to the final, tweeting ‘Messi’ followed by clapping hands emojis and goat emojis.
Agustin Creevy tweeted ‘CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO’, translated to ‘WORLD CHAMPIONS.
Finally, former Pumas scrum-half Agustin Pichot congratulated his countryman, tweeting: ‘That pride!!! What emotion: Players, all the staff Lionel Scaloni and his team, their families; Congratulations on achieving your dream and that of all Argentines. Lionel … what an inspiration for the boys; you are unique, yesterday today and always.’
Que orgullo!!! Que emoción: Jugadores , todo el staff Lionel Scaloni y su equipo (dadi genio) , sus familias; felicitaciones por conseguir su sueño y el de todos los Argentinos.Lionel … que decir cuánta inspiración para los chicos, sos unico, ayer hoy y siempre.
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— Agustín Pichot (@AP9_) December 18, 2022