Bring a scarf, down jacket, hat and gloves this Friday evening, if you have decided to cheer on the French XV as they end their autumn tour against Argentina. The thermometer will not exceed, at best, 3°C with a feeling that will most likely drop below 0°C with the background of freezing air. 24 departments, including those of Île-de-France, remain on orange alert.
This will not be enough to thaw the few snowflakes that are still expected to fall on Saint-Denis on November 22. The French team, which trained on Thursday under heavy snow, had the opportunity to see how much the cold would bite them.
However, is this enough to threaten the start of the match? No. France-Argentina will take place. At this time, the last match of the year for Antoine Dupont's friends is absolutely not threatened. Will they play on a deeply frozen, rock-hard pitch? No, normally. Those responsible for the Stade de France ensure that the pitch is heated. It should therefore not be more dangerous than usual for tackles.
Transport to get to the stadium is currently not impacted either by the cold snap affecting Ile-de-France.
A priori therefore, everything should go well. The last time that a French team match could not take place here was almost 13 years ago. In February 2012, the meeting between France and Ireland was postponed at the last minute due to frost. The risk seems to have been averted this time.
