The deputy National Rally of the Pyrenees-Orientales tells Europe 1 the adventure of the team of France parliamentarians, who won the third place of "his" rugby World Cup in Japan.

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This is a place for which the XV of France would probably sign immediately. The rugby team gathering the French parliamentarians won in Japan the third place of the World Cup, two days before the start of the real competition. She defeated South Africa after suffering New Zealand law in the semifinals.

"It was very rough, very hard to the impact", testifies for Europe 1 Louis Aliot, member of this XV parliamentary. "It left a lot of strength, I have to say that my teammates and the whole team were really admirable in the fight, but they were stronger than us, it's the law of sport," he said. he admitted, handsome player.

"Much less acrimony, rivalry, than in political parties"

And this is also what holds Louis Aliot of the competition: that sport can transcend partisan splits. He the deputy RN rubbed shoulders in the team of elected LREM or LR. "Rugby is rugby, there are values, there are traditions, it's a culture, it has a history, it's the rugby of the provinces in France, and all that at the scale of Parliament, it is found ", ensures the companion of Marine Le Pen. "Once you're in the parliamentary XV jersey, you're in the rugby team, you're not in your political party, and fortunately, by the way."

"We can get along," insists Louis Aliot. "Once again, we are on the team and I can tell you that there is a lot less acrimony and rivalry than there can be in political parties. label on the ground, just the parliamentary XV. "