The detour to the Basque Country, before flying off for the summer tour to Argentina (two tests, July 6 and 13, interspersed with a match against Uruguay on the 10th in Montevideo) will not take place. Promoter of the meeting which was to oppose, on June 22 in Bilbao, the fifteenth of France called “development” to a world selection, composed among others of Owen Farrell, the Mako brothers and Billy Vunipola, the Fijian Semi Radradra and Virimi Vakatawa , Live Rugby has confirmed the cancellation of the event.
Announced by France Bleu, the information apparently started leaking last night. It is reported that “organizational problems », without further details at this time. This meeting was necessarily an interesting first gathering for Fabien Galthié and his staff to test a group, without the semi-finalists of the Top 14, in anticipation of a summer tour to which premium players will not be invited. The world selection was to be led by former All Blacks coach Ian Foster, assisted by Montpellier manager Patrice Collazo. This match could not be counted as a selection.
In its press release, the organizer said it was trying to find a new date in the international calendar to be able to organize this match. The promoter will refund the total amount of tickets already purchased via its website.
