After spending nearly 14 years at Canal+, Isabelle Ithurburu took the plunge in the summer of 2023. During the summer transfer window, the 41-year-old journalist decided to join TF1 for a new adventure within the first channel of Europe. From now on, she is the one who took control of 50 minutes Inside in place of Nikos Aliagas, but she does not abandon her passion for sport. Maxim Nucci's companion was notably part of the team responsible for bringing the Rugby World Cup to the French in September 2023, which unfortunately ended in the quarter-final for Antoine Dupont's teammates.
A sport with growing popularity in recent years, rugby quickly attracted TF1, which obtained the rights to broadcast the matches of the fall tour of Fabien Galthié's XV of France during the month of November. After a first successful experience last year, the one we saw radiant on vacation in the Arcachon Bay this summer has decided to do it again this year, as she has just announced on her Instagram account. Followed by more than 185,000 subscribers, the journalist from Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) shared a publication this Wednesday, November 6 in which we can see her surrounded by two former players of the XV of France and a journalist well known to viewers .
Isabelle Ithurburu returns to her first love
“After joining Stefan Etcheverry in the rugby department of Canal+ in 2011, touring the Top 14 stadiums with Thomas Lombard from 2012 to 2020, and covering the 2023 World Cup with Christian Califano on TF1, I am very happy to reform the team for the 3 matches of the Autumn Nations Series November 9, 16 and 22 live on TF1″writes the one who reacted with emotion to the disappearance of a young rugby player from Stade Toulouse recently. News which seems to delight Isabelle Ithurburu and which should certainly please rugby lovers, who are used to her presence since her years at Canal+.
“Great team, top notch!”, “What a pleasure to see you at rugby!”or even “Great to see you back in rugby”Internet users are visibly delighted with the news!
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