In an interview with Actu Rugby, Perpignan and Wolves ruckman Mike Tudger (33, 25 caps) confided that the Portuguese star sent them a congratulatory message after qualifying for the Rugby World Cup in France on Friday.
“The president of the Portuguese Rugby Federation gave me a tribute from Cristiano Ronaldo, who congratulated us on our qualification. (…) We all got a lot of messages from France and Portugal, it was incredible. (…) There was also a lot of enthusiasm from the Portuguese fans for this tournament and that is a great thing because it proves that rugby is developing well in Portugal. It was important to accomplish this through qualification“, the player rejoiced.
“I received many messages on social networks that I still haven’t read them all. We are just beginning to realize that what we are doing is absolutely insane. (…) In the last penalty, I hid because I was already cryingMike Tajer also said.
Source: Le Figaro
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