The FFR, the LNR and the historic broadcaster Canal + have announced a new “double programming” of the Top 14 and the first women's division Elite 1. It is the meeting between Lyon and Stade Toulouse which is concerned this time.
After the success of the first edition, it was only a matter of time before a new “double program” was announced. And it was this Friday that the major players in French Rugby, the FFR, the LNR and the historic broadcaster Canal +, gave the date of the next event bringing together the Top 14 and the first women's division, the Elite 1.
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On December 22 at 5:45 p.m., LOU Rugby will host Stade Toulousain for a highly anticipated shock in Elite 1 Women. After the historic success of November 2, where 12,500 spectators set an attendance record, this match… pic.twitter.com/GcL78WxLrW
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On Sunday, December 22, the two matches between Lyon and Stade Toulouse will take place. To open, therefore, it will be the women's teams who will compete on Canal + at 5:45 p.m. before the traditional Top 14 poster on Sunday evening at 9:05 p.m.
A first record
This is the second time this season that such programming has taken place between the two championships. The first took place on Saturday November 2 during the reception of Bordeaux in the Marcel-Michelin stadium in Clermont. During this day, the attendance record for an Elite 1 Women's match, with 12,500 spectators present at the stadium, was broken.
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