France Bleu had already announced a year ago that the XV of France would return to Toulouse. It was a promise from Claude Atcher, the general manager of France 2023. The Blues would face Japan or Georgia in November 2022. France Bleu reveals the date of this event, one year from the World Cup: it will be a France-Japan , Saturday, November 19.
The opponent of the XV of France for this test match, scheduled for next fall, was known. All that remained was to set a date. It is now done. At the Toulouse Stadium, of course”confirms this Tuesday to France Bleu Occitanie Claude Atcher.
The last time the Blues walked on the Stadium lawn was sixfrance bleu years ago, on November 12, 2016. At the time, the France team crushed Samoa, 52 to 8, there too, in a test match. In its history, the XV of France played seven times in Toulouse, including six at the Stadium or the Blues have never lost.
Previously a summer tour of Japan
Before receiving the Japanese on November 19, the French will first go home. It will be in July, for the traditional summer tour. A first for the XV of France.
In 2023, Toulouse will host five Rugby World Cup matches between September 10 and October 8, with great nations such as New Zealand, Japan, Samoa and Fiji.