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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié, coach and selector of the French XV and Jean-Marc Lhermet, Vice-President of the French Rugby Federation in charge of High Level and Match Officials. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. . Antoine DUPONT (52 caps, 27 years old, Stade Toulousain) will be captain of the French XV for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié, coach and selector of the French XV and Jean-Marc Lhermet, Vice-President of the French Rugby Federation in charge of High Level and Match Officials. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié, coach and selector of the French XV Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié, coach and selector of the French XV Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. . Antoine DUPONT (52 caps, 27 years old, Stade Toulousain) will be captain of the French XV for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié coach and selector of the XV of France. Patrick Arlettaz assistant coach. Antoine DUPONT (52 caps, 27 years old, Stade Toulousain) will be captain of the French XV for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Fabien Galthié coach and selector of the XV of France. Patrick Arlettaz assistant coach. Antoine DUPONT (52 caps, 27 years old, Stade Toulousain) will be captain of the French XV for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby XV de France Training session - Marcoussis

Back to school and first training of the French Rugby XV at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series which will begin on November 9 at the Stade de France against Japan. Marcoussis, France on October 29, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

First Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire inaugurates The Concorde Park on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

First Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire inaugurates The Concorde Park on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

First Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire inaugurates The Concorde Park on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

First Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire inaugurates The Concorde Park on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concorde Park Inauguration - Paris

The Concorde Park is inaugurated on December 27, 2023 in Paris, France. The Place de la Concorde has been changing its face regularly since the Rugby World Cup, and will continue to do so with a new, free urban sports park taking up residence there until February 25, 2024, before hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games! Between the rugby village, the future Olympic site and the venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the Place de la Concorde must adapt to all these new developments! From December 27, 2023 and for two months, until February 25, 2024, a real urban sports park will be set up there, open to all during school vacations and weekends, with numerous free sports activities. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby School Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows a study room at Rugby School Japan, a British boarding school that opened in Kashiwa near Tokyo in early September. The co-ed school, affiliated with Britain's fee-paying Rugby School, has accepted about 140 students with a focus on art and sports education.

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Toulouse Rugby Festival

School children in front of the World Cup. Illustration of the Toulouse Rugby Festival, the World Cup is on the program for the 2023 edition. Numerous activities, including tournaments and events linked to the 2023 World Cup. France, Toulouse, June 2, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Student rugby players in China's Yunnan train hard for national games

STORY: Student rugby players in China's Yunnan train hard for national games DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: JINGHONG, China CATEGORY: SPORT SHOTLIST: 1. various of students receiving rugby training in Yunnan Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHA XIAOHUI, Rugby player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN JIAOLA, Rugby player STORYLINE: A group of middle school students from Xishuangbanna, China's Yunnan Province are busy doing rugby training. They will represent Yunnan Province to compete in the first Student (Youth) Games of China to be held in Guangxi Province this November. Many of the young players took up the sport just over a year ago. They see the national games as an opportunity to make their way to a larger stage. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHA XIAOHUI, Rugby player "I have understood the importance of teamwork from rugby, and that complaining won't work. I want to be the best girl player. I don't want to lag behind and I want to be better than others. If I could represent our country

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S. African rugby players coach Japanese high schoolers

NARA, Japan - Eight top rugby players from South Africa, ranked second in the world, visit Gosho in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, to coach top Japanese high school rugby teams on Oct. 13, 2014, as the young Japanese players are expected to be among leading players in the 2019 World Cup to be hosted in Japan.

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S. African rugby players coach Japan's high schoolers

NARA, Japan - South African international rugby players coach elite Japanese high school players in Gosho, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2014, to give the young Japanese firsthand knowledge of the top-notch players' techniques ahead of the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

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Fire lit at National Stadium before final game

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuki Kawagoe, a member of the rugby team at Ishinomaki Technical High School in Miyagi Prefecture, lights the Olympic cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo on May 25, 2014, before the 2014 Asian Five Nations rugby match between Japan and Hong Kong, the last official sports event at the iconic stadium prior to its upcoming dismantlement. (Pool photo)