Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: Damien Kilani / DK Prod / DPPI via AFP 23:26 p.m., April 27, 2023
The Pro D2 Agen-Nevers match was partially interrupted after a general power cut in the stadium caused by the CGT. The match was interrupted for 30 minutes before finally resuming. A statement announcing the action had leaked in the morning.The match Agen-Nevers, opening the 29th day of Pro D2, was interrupted Thursday evening following a voluntary power cut claimed by the CGT Energies 47 which plunged the Armandie stadium into darkness, noted an AFP correspondent. In the 51st minute, when Nevers led the score (14-10), the floodlights of Armandie went out following a power cut in the neighborhood near the stadium.
The Agen / Nevers match interrupted due to a power cut at the Armandie stadium. #rugby#prod2pic.twitter.com/hYUc0MwpgC
— Guilhem Garrigues (@Guilhem7582) April 27, 2023
A few moments later, this protest action was claimed by the CGT Énergies 47. A statement of claim had leaked by mistake in the morning of Thursday and the club agenais had been warned of a possible action. But he could not prevent the blackout.
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Similar power outage in 2019
The Stade Armandie was the subject of a similar power cut on December 21, 2019 during a Top 14 match between Agen and Toulouse, already sponsored at the time by the CGT Energies 47. After half an hour of blackout, the power returned and the meeting was able to resume for 30 minutes. On 21st April last the unions of the CGT Energy announced "100 days of action and anger", notably on 3rd May, demanding that the pension reform not be applied and denouncing the "anti-democratic methods" of the government.