The equipment supplier of the XV of France, the Coq Sportif, presented this Thursday the jersey that the Blues will wear during their World Cup (September 8-October 28).
With a blue top, white shorts and red socks, the new tunic makes a welcome return to the nation's three colors.
But it goes even further in respecting symbols.
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The blue, darker compared to the previous jersey, is precisely that of the official tricolor flag, in force since the modification made in 2020 by Emmanuel Macron.
Between 1976 and 2020, the blue of the French flag was much lighter.
A wish of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who wanted to match the shade of the flag of the European Union.
The return to the "historic" blue of the tricolor flag, decided two years ago by the Elysée, aims to evoke "
the imagination of the Volunteers of Year II, the Poilus of 1914 and the Companions of the Liberation of Free France
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The jersey is adorned with a new blue, that of our flag,
specify Le Coq Sportif and the FFR in a press release.
A strong choice in this year of the Rugby World Cup for the XV of France, behind which a whole people will continue to unite.
This new shade gives elegance and depth to this statutory jersey, where the cobalt blue, present in touches, recalls the heritage of historic jerseys.
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