What is Stade Français doing in South Africa, where it has been since Tuesday? A little tourism, with a visit to a nature reserve on Thursday. A little rugby, anyway, with a match against the Pretoria Bulls, this Saturday (2 p.m.), for its last group match in the Champions Cup. A meeting with a fairly limited sporting stake – the Parisians have a small chance of qualifying in the event of a victory. So in this not very rosy season for his soldiers, they might as well take advantage of this long journey to prepare for the future. Stade Français therefore rotates its squad widely. And, for the first time in its history, the club formed a partnership this Friday with an establishment in South Africa. Not just any one.
Monument High School, Hoërskool Monumen” in Afrikaans or “Monnas” for short, is a century-old school, with 1,500 students, in Krugersdorp, in the historic heart of the country, halfway between Pretoria and Johannesburg. And also one of the four best rugby schools in the reigning double world champion country.
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