You don't have to go back very far to find traces of a passage of the XV of France to Lyon.
Before France-England on Saturday (9:00 p.m.) at the end of the 2024 Six Nations Tournament, the Blues faced Italy at the beginning of October during the World Cup.
But going a little further into the past, we have to go back to 2006, then 1997, 1992, 1975 and… 1953. Only six relocations in the City of Lights, in nearly 120 years of existence of the XV of France.
Compared to fifteen in Marseille, nine in Toulouse, seven in Nantes and six in Bordeaux.
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However, it is not the public that is lacking.
All 60,000 seats for the “Crunch” were sold out in one day, and many fans could not be served.
The organizers recorded more than 240,000 requests, or 4 times the capacity of the stadium.
“
60,000 places to host the XV of France is a minimum.
And again, it’s rubbish.
The demand is exceptional
,” explains Pascal Papé, who welcomes the construction by the Olympic…
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