The Ernest-Wallon enclosure, home of Stade Toulousain, will expand. The city and metropolis of Toulouse announced that 20 million euros were being released to increase its capacity, currently 19,000 people, by 4,000 additional places.
The work should be completed before the start of the 2027/2028 season. Timing aligned with the extension of the metro line to reach Ernest-Wallon, end of 2028.
“As the first institutional partners, I wanted us to be part of this major project for the future of the largest rugby club in Europe, dear to the hearts of Toulouse residents
,” said the mayor. of the Pink City and president of Toulouse Métropole, Jean-Luc Moudenc.
The expansion of the Ernest-Wallon stadium had been requested for a long time by Didier Lacroix, the president of Stade Toulousain, who made it an
“absolute priority”
.
“This is the club’s project for the next 20 years…”