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This Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. (French time), RC Vannes will play the first European match in its history against the Georgians Black Lion as part of the Challenge cup. Political tensions over the past week have alerted the staff and players who have been reassured that the match will go ahead by the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organizer of the competition.
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The Vannes Rugby Club will play its first European match this Saturday, December 7 in Georgia, a country plagued by political tensions. | PHOTO: THIERRY CREUX / OUEST-FRANCE
Since Thursday, November 28, the Vannes Rugby Club has been following political news in Georgia carefully. If they did not intend to tour the field for their first European match in their history on Saturday December 7 (2 p.m.) against the Black Lion, the Vannes players will obviously not be able to do so either in the streets of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. .
The Eastern country is going through a period of political tension crystallized by daily demonstrations. The reason? THE…
