Women’s Rugby World Cup. The fifteenth will contribute to France to achieve an incredible record

This is a number that has something to be happy about at the start of the day: World Rugby has announced more than 30,000 seats have already been sold for the opening match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 (postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic) organized in New Zealand, which will bring fifteenth of France In theSouth Africa.

Record attendance for the Women’s World Cup match

There is still a week left, and the organizers are hoping to increase the number of counters for this eagerly awaited meeting of women, the last release dated back to 2017.

Anyway, this France and South Africa will go down in history with the highest attendance of a women’s rugby match at the World Cup.. In doing so, he will bypass the 2014 World Cup final, where the Jean Point stadium in Paris (about 20 thousand seats) was sold. The final of the 2017 edition in Belfast received 17,115 spectators.

It should also be noted that in November 2018 at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, the XV de France Féminin faced the black fern in front of 17,102 people, and that in March of the same year, during the 2018 6 Nations Championship, Bleues fought with England in front of 17,440 people. This gives you the XXL performance that will be achieved on October 8th at the launch of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Record number in Eden Park for women’s sports

“We broke new ground with this World Cup and now we want to see if we can set a new record for New Zealand and women’s rugby by filling in Eden Park. We believe it is possible and we are doing everything we can to make that dream come true. It is an event that all New Zealanders can be proud of, Michelle Huber, Director of the 2021 World Cup, responded and she is very happy.

This will be the opening match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup as well It is a record for women’s sport in New ZealandThe highest attendance for a women’s sporting event in the Land of Long White Cloud is 16,162 spectators. It was during the 2008 U-17 World Cup Final between the United States and North Korea.

Exceptional program, Rita Ora is also on stage

If this feat is possible in New Zealand, it is above all because the organizers planned an extraordinary World Cup launch. Indeed, 3 matches will follow at the legendary Eden Park in Auckland on October 8, with France – South AfricaAnd the England – Fijithe conflict betweenAustralia and the New Zealand. Singer Rita Ora will also sing on stage twice, after England’s clash with Fiji and in the first half of the Black Ferns match.

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