Castres, Meeuws' former club, upset glamour side Toulon, containing former All Black and Highlanders prop Carl Hayman, in the French Top 14 final.
Meeuws was delighted to hear of the 19-14 win that spoiled wealthy Toulon's dreams of another trophy to join the Heineken Cup.
''That's an awesome result. Castres have been in good form and they've obviously fronted up,'' he said.
''They've lost some quality players but have also gained some. They've also got a good coach, who has really got them humming.''
Meeuws had two stints with Castres, from 2004 to 2006 and in 2007-08. The best finish he had with the club was fifth in his first season.
He was joined at Castres by fellow Otago prop Carl Hoeft. One of their team-mates, Samoan lock Joe Tekori, was on the bench for yesterday's final.
Castres, which is about 75km east of Toulouse and roughly the size of Oamaru, was an enthusiastic rugby town, Meeuws said.
''It will be huge over there. They're very passionate about their team and to win the title will be massive for the region.
''The last time they won the title, Gary Whetton was the captain. I remember when I arrived, back in 2004, they still had `champions of 1993' on their bus. That's how much it meant to them.''
The winning Castres side included former Southland midfield back Seremaia Bai, former Hurricanes first five Daniel Kirkpatrick, South African halfback Rory Kockott and New Zealand-born prop Karena Wihongi.
As well as Hayman, Toulon lined up former All Black loose forward Chris Masoe, former All Black winger Rudi Wulf, English great Jonny Wilkinson, former Springboks Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw, former Wallaby five-eighth Matt Giteau, Pumas No8 Juan Martin Fernandez-Lobbe, English prop Andrew Sheridan and, in what almost seems like tokenism, a couple of French internationals in Frederic Michalak and Mathieu Bastareaud.
