Stade Toulousain will cohabit with Japan during the Rugby World Cup which will take place in France in the fall of 2023.
Cohabitation with Stade Toulousain
Claude Atcher, general manager of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, formalized the news this Friday in Toulouse in the presence of Carole Delga and Jérome Cazalbou, high level boss at Stade Toulousain.
As in 2017, Stade Toulousain will open its doors to the Japanese delegation. The club is still in contact with the Yamaha JubiIo club to send young players in development. “We are thinking about a friendly match and why not go on an internship with them while they are with us. »
35,000 tickets sold in Japan
Japan will spend four and a half weeks in Toulouse from September 2. They must play two group matches at the Stadium.
35,000 tickets were sold in Japan for these posters in Toulouse.
In Occitania, Samoa will settle on the side of Montpellier. The region is hoping for 63 million euros in economic benefits with this World Cup.
A France-Japan test match in November 2022
On November 19, the XV of France will play a test match at the Stadium against Japan, one year before the World Cup.