Qualified for the final of the Top 14which will take place this Friday against Castres at Stade de Francethe MHR obtained, thanks to the assistance of the city and the metropolis of Montpellierthat a special train be reserved for its supporters, in order to travel to the capital.
It was not won, however. Indeed, the final having been postponed to Friday rather than Saturday due to work on the network planned for this weekend, the SNCF had let it be known in recent days that it was complicated for it to charter a special train on such a busy day, while the summer holidays start the same evening.
The mayor of Montpellier himself therefore took the bull by the horns. All day, Michaël Delafosse and his teams negotiated with the transport company to obtain at least one TGV for its supporters, failing to have two as in 2018.
A battle that bore fruit in the evening, since a train will finally be made available Friday morning, with a departure at 6.33 a.m., from the Sud de France station, for an arrival at 9.47 a.m., Gare de Lyon. The night will be short, on the other hand, for lovers of the MHR: departure at 5.50 am the next morning, for a return at 9 am in the Hérault.
Reservations can be made online, but the e-ticket obtained is not a transport ticket, warns the club. He should be exchanged from Thursday, at the GGL Stadium, or at the station directly, Friday morning, from 5:30 am. The cost of the trip is 130 euros, including the “Objectif Brennus” t-shirt.
On the other hand, the supporters will most certainly have to be patient and manage as best they can, in the capital, to reach the Stade de France. A railway strike in Ile-de-France will disrupt traffic, particularly on lines B (north section) and D of the RER. The unions are protesting, among other things, against the worries of staffing and planning, linked to the numerous works on the railway lines.
On May 26, a strike on line B led to the mess around the Stade de Francesince the supporters who had come to watch the final of the Football Champions League had piled up on line D, causing monumental queues at the exit of the station, with management by the organizers and the police largely put in question.
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