Last week, the FFR (which runs France’s XV) and the LNR (responsible for professional rugby) signed a deal binding them until the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Fabien Galtier, who was re-appointed as manager to this day, signed 42 players under his tutelage over the next five years.
The deal also sets the agenda for the Blues next summer, more than two months before the World Cup kicks off on September 7, 2023, in a spectacular clash between France’s XV and the All Blacks. with an open collision. de France.
42 players will be available for multiple training sessions scheduled between June 25 and August 28, 2023, which will mark the preparations. It will begin with a Commando course at a Foreign Legion regiment based in Cayenne, French Guiana, from June 25 to June 25. August 28, 2023: June 30 inclusive. A few days of rest on the way back and another practice, this time in Monaco, until July 16. The remainder of the preparation will take place at a location yet to be determined, possibly at Marcusis CNR.
Reimbursement of professional clubs at the expense of LNR
The Blues will hold four preparatory meetings. Twice against Scotland (August 5th and 12th), then Fiji (August 10th weekend) and Australia (August 26th weekend). The locations and times of these meetings have not yet been announced.
On August 28, 2023, the pool of players selected for the World Cup will be reduced from 42 to 33. During that time, the first three days of the Top 14 will take place, for which a minimum of nine players (maximum 14) will be awarded, available to their club. The French league will then be suspended during the global competition, and will resume on Sunday, October 29, the day after the World Cup final at the Stade de France.
Financially, LNR will continue to support:from own funds to compensate professional clubs for the provision of their players within the France XV“.
Source: Le Figaro
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