World Cup 2023: Will Emmanuel Macron attend the France-New Zealand match?

With the Rugby World Cup kicking off on Friday in Paris, Emmanuel Macron will head to the Stade de France for the opening match of the competition, which pits the French XV against the All Blacks.

Opening match under the watch of the chief. And while France will begin its campaign in the World Cup with a difficult opening match against the New Zealanders, President Emmanuel Macron will follow the match from the stands of the Stade de France.

“There will be,” said the head of the Organizing Committee for France 2023, Jacques Rivoul. “He’s invited and it’s tradition to kick off the event with Bill Beaumont (world rugby union president). Emmanuel Macron loves rugby. He wants to be there because this is an exceptional event for France. He’ll be there at least for the opening game and maybe after that for other matches in the The competition including the final of course.

In September 2019, Emmanuel Macron went to Marcoussi to speak with the Blues before they left for Japan. Four years later, the President of the Republic was also present to encourage Fabien Galtier and his players gathered at Rueil Malmaison since last Saturday, before the start of the World Cup (September 8-October 28).