Racing Player Reveals How They Found Out About Merger & It’s Incredible
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This is absolutely incredible.
By now you’ve probably heard about the shocking merger set to take place between Racing 92 and Stade Francais with the two famous Parisian clubs set to become one entity at the end of the season.
We told you yesterday how the Stade Francais players found out about the shocking turn of events and now it’s over to the Racing 92 players, who found out in equally incredible circumstances.
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Turns out they were brought into a meeting on Monday, expecting a grilling after their battering at the hands of league leaders La Rochelle, but were instead greeted by the club president who turn on a projector to reveal the news with an image of the new crest.
Just spoke to one of the Racing boys. Squad called to a meeting on Monday at 11, expecting hard words from president after Rochelle loss
1/— gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) March 14, 2017
Found the president in front of a projector. Switched it on and up came the shield divided in the colours of Racing & SF. Complete shock
2— gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) March 14, 2017
The Racing squad will meet individually with the coaches & president on Thursday to discuss their contracts/future.
3/— gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) March 14, 2017
The player said it's "stressful" but at the same time "exciting to be part of something completely new" .
4/4— gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) March 14, 2017
