Después de nueve temporadas con el Toulon, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe se retirará del plano profesional y es por eso que el tercera línea argentino será homenajeado por los hinchas del club francés que ya empezaron a minar internet con mensajes en las redes sociales, fotos e incluso videos alusivos. El tributo final será el sábado, cuando el Corcho juegue por última vez en su cancha, el Stade Mayol. Su futuro, incierto.

El tercera línea ex capitán de Los Pumas se despedirá del rugby profesional y en Toulon la afición lo irá a extrañar. “Se hará un tributo a Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, jugador de nuestro club desde 2009”, estas palabras fueron las propiciadas en las redes sociales a través del #fdbfamily con el que los fanáticos del Toulon invitaron a todos los hinchas para que el sábado, en el partido ante Castres, estén en el último partido como local de Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe.

EL HOMENAJE

OTRO QUE DIJO NO VA MÁS

So it’s my turn to say Thank You: . The inevitable moment has come knocking on my door and I’ve welcomed it in for a drink. . It’s been more than a year of hoping, trying, pushing and willing to get back on the field for one last time, to taste the sweet victory or encounter that gut-wrenching despair. To hear the roar of the crowd or grab the pill out of the air. To make that last bone crunching tackle or score that last game winning try. But it’s unfortunately just not to be. I, like most, would have liked my career to have ended differently, but sometimes things don’t turn out quite the way we hope for. . So at the end of this season, it’s time to say goodbye and thank you to the game I so dearly love. . To try and sum up the past 16 years and how quickly they’ve flown by or even begin to describe how amazing the journey has been is impossible. . I would though like to express my gratitude: . • First and foremost, to God for blessing me with the talent to play this beautiful game. • To my wife Janine, Timothy and our newborn Gabriel, for your support, sacrifice and love to follow me to all corners of the earth so that I can pursue my dreams. • To my family and friends, far and wide, who wore their hearts on their sleeves as much as I did. • To the coaches, team-mates, medical and support staff in all the teams I was involved in. • To every opponent that made the battle tough and worthwhile. • To all my sponsors over the years who believed in me enough to support me on the journey. • To the fans, who make the game what it is. • To the critics, not to prove you wrong but so that I could prove to myself I could. • To the media, who take the game to households the world over. • To the lessons learnt, through the good times and the bad. • To the friendships made and experiences a plenty. . But most of all to Rugby, because for me it truly is a game made in heaven. . As a close friend one said: “memories are all we have.” And I’m immensely grateful for the memories I take with me into the next chapter. . With much respect . BH11

Una publicación compartida de Bryan Habana (@bryanhabana_) el 24 Abr, 2018 a las 4:00 PDT