During their October tour in Europe, the South African Rugby team will make a stop in the PACA region.
The reigning Rugby World Champions will pass through Marseille next Friday. The President of the PACA Region, Renaud Muselier, will welcome them at the Regional Hotel of the Phoenician city.
On this occasion, he will reiterate his support for the rugby community and discuss the “Rugby 2023” plan implemented since 2019, in preparation for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France in two years. This meeting will mark a new milestone in the “Rugby 2023” plan with the initiative “On the Road to 2023,” characterized by an additional investment of 1.5 million euros.
The day spent with the Springboks will conclude with the signing of an agreement with Claude Atcher, General Director of the France 2023 public interest group. This agreement will confirm the South Region’s commitment to hosting training camps in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
Friday, October 29:
Renaud Muselier spoke to the press to further detail this rugby plan “On the Road to the 2023 World Cup,” “built like a rugby team”:
1) “The front five: heavy and powerful, it’s the base of the conquest” (development of new infrastructures).
2) “The third line: agile and enduring, it covers the entire field” (direct support provided to the region’s clubs).
3) “The pivot: strategic and visionary” (development of talent training in the region).
4) “The back lines, with workers at the center, creators on the wings and at the back” (rugby in schools).
5) “The ball to the wing makes life beautiful” (to promote our region internationally through rugby).
