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France’s Home Matches for 2024 Six Nations Tournament to be Held in Marseille, Lille, and Lyon.

The XV of France will play its three home matches of the 2024 Six Nations Tournament in Marseille, against Ireland, in Lille against Italy and in Lyon against England, the French Rugby Federation announced on Monday ( FFR) and the organizing committee.

As announced in mid-February, the Stade de France will not host matches of the 2024 Les Bleus Tournament at home due to work within the Lyon enclosure before the Olympic Games (July 26 to August 11) and Paralympics. (August 28 to September 8) of 2024.

This edition of the Tournament “will mark the return of the men’s XV of France after the Rugby World Cup in France (September 8-October 28, 2023, editor’s note).

“For the first time in their history during a Tournament, the Blues will meet their supporters in three different stadiums inion,” the FFR said in a statement.

Ireland, Italy and England

The first meeting will take place on Friday, February 2, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. Marseille Velodromestage that the Blues know well and where they will be opposed to theIrelandwinner of the 2023 edition.

The Sunday February 25during the third day, the XV of France will be opposed to theItaly at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, near Lille (4:00 p.m.), an enclosure that he will have discovered during the World Cup (September 14 against Uruguay).

Finally, on behalf of the last day, the Saturday March 16 at 9:00 p.m., the clash between France andEngland will close the Tournament at Groupama Stadium in Lyon.

There too, the Blues will have played there beforehand a World Cup match against Italy on October 6

2023-05-29 09:53:22
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