New National Rugby Stadium Confirmed

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The French rugby federation (FFR) is to build an 82,000-seat stadium 25km south of Paris.


The French rugby federation (FFR) is to build an 82,000-seat stadium 25km south of Paris.
The ground will be built in Evry Centre-Essonne, 25km south of Paris, and will be ready in 2017.
Evry's bid, led by former mayor and now-Interior Minister Manuel Valls, beat off that of Thiais-Orly, situated just 1km from Paris' second airport at Orly.
"It conforms to what we want," federation president Pierre Camou said. "One of the most modern stadiums in the world: pitch, roof, multi-functional, with exceptional comfort levels for spectators."
The new stadium will cost around £485m and will be built in an area where there is already a population centre, unlike the Stade de France in its rather bleak northern Paris site.
The federation's headquarters will, however, remain at Marcoussis 20km west of Evry, along with the National Centre of Rugby where the France team gathers before home internationals.
The French national team played previously at the Parc des Princes before moving in 1997 to the Stade de France, which hosts its home Six Nations matches.