He acquired his letters of nobility in the world of rugby to 7since its creation in 2005. The tournament Centrale Sevensorganized by the students of CentraleuPélec, an engineering school located in Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne), returns on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 May at the Stade de la Population in Orsay. For its 20 years of existence, the tournament, whose entry is free for spectators, will bring together around twenty professional and semi-professional, male and female teams, from all over the world.
Tournament sponsored by personalities from the rugby world
Thus, among the training courses, the organizers announced the return of the male national team of the Burkina-fasowhich will be accompanied, for the first time in the history of the tournament, of its female alter ego. THE Euskarians Sevenswhich come from the Spanish and French Basque Country and are made up of several Spanish internationals, will be keen to shine on the terrains of Orsay. Training from Ukraine, New Zealandfrom South Africa or Fiji are also invited.
The competition promises to be noted for teams in the Ile -de -France region, which will be represented by the Stade Français in particular, or Orsay, the local host club. This year, the event is sponsored by several personalities from the rugby world as, for example, Joanna GrisesFrench international player of rugby at 7 and XV, Jérôme Daret And Andy Timo, respectively coach and player of the French team at 7 Olympic champion last summer. They will give the trophies to the winners this Thursday.
