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<blockquote data-quote="ZeFrenchy" data-source="post: 468302" data-attributes="member: 47244"><p><strong>FFR Stadium</strong></p><p>After being a tenant of Stade de France for 12 years now, the <em>Fédération française de rugby</em> (FFR) announced in November 2010 that it would build its own 82,000 seat stadium, to serve as home ground for <em>Les Bleus</em>. In July this year, nine municipalities of the Paris metro area announced candidatures, six of which were retained as was announced in October this year (<a href="http://www.sportspromedia.com/notes_and_insights/rugby_world_cup_heroes_france_a_step_closer_to_new_home/" target="_blank">http://www.sportspromedia.com/notes_and_insights/rugby_world_cup_heroes_france_a_step_closer_to_new_home/</a> for the news in english). </p><p>This morning, the first of those candidatures was officially presented to the press, before the FFR announces the finalists this 10th of December.</p><p>press: <a href="http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/c-est-le-grand-stade-de-rugby-version-94-18-11-2011-1726194.php" target="_blank">http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/c-est-le-grand-stade-de-rugby-version-94-18-11-2011-1726194.php (</a>in French)</p><p>Official site: <a href="http://www.thiais-orly-rugby.fr/" target="_blank">http://www.thiais-orly-rugby.fr/</a> (in French, but with a lot of pictures that present the project quite well on their own)</p><p></p><p>The Thiais - Orly candidature is a joint project between the cities of Thiais, Orly, Chevilly-Larue and Rungis. It would be six kilometres south of Paris, and 1 km away from Orly airport. They claim to be the most easily accesible of all candidates: close to the airport, where there is also a TGV station, reached by a RER station (metropolitan express train) and soon reached by three different métro stations and a tramway, besides being nearby three high-speed roads that reach Paris and connect easily to the South-East and the South-West of France.</p><p>The other five candidatures have been less detailed so far. The websites are:</p><p>Évry-Centre-Essone: <a href="http://www.agglo-evry.fr/La-Communaute-d-agglomeration/La-candidature-pour-le-grand-stade-de-rugby" target="_blank">http://www.agglo-evry.fr/La-Communaute-d-agglomeration/La-candidature-pour-le-grand-stade-de-rugby</a> (also south of Paris, well connected by roads, not so much by public transportation. In the site of an old horse racing track)</p><p>Achères (west of Paris)</p><p>Val D'Orges (also south, the same <em>département</em> as Evry-Centre-Essone)</p><p><em>Massy-Paris-Saclay: </em><a href="http://www.ville-massy.fr/UserFiles/VILLE DE MASSY_NOTE DE SYNTHESE.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ville-massy.fr/UserFiles/VILLE DE MASSY_NOTE DE SYNTHESE.pdf</a> (quite close to the first one, very well connected too)</p><p>Sevran: north of Paris, close to Charles de Gaulle airport, and atfirst glance more easily accesible from the UK (by Eurostar, and also closer to the Ryanair airport). Dossier in French but with a lot of images: <a href="http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran" target="_blank">http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran" target="_blank">B</a>esides, Racin-Métro are planning their own stadium: the Arena 92 will be by La Défense, in the continuity of the Louvre, Tuilerries, Champs-Elysées and La Grande Arche: [ATTACH]1548[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Also, Stade Français are rebuilding the Jean Bouin stadium, across the street from the Parc de Princes.</p><p></p><p>So, it seems to be moving but, as <em>Le Figaro</em> wonders... isn't it too much?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZeFrenchy, post: 468302, member: 47244"] [B]FFR Stadium[/B] After being a tenant of Stade de France for 12 years now, the [I]Fédération française de rugby[/I] (FFR) announced in November 2010 that it would build its own 82,000 seat stadium, to serve as home ground for [I]Les Bleus[/I]. In July this year, nine municipalities of the Paris metro area announced candidatures, six of which were retained as was announced in October this year ([URL]http://www.sportspromedia.com/notes_and_insights/rugby_world_cup_heroes_france_a_step_closer_to_new_home/[/URL] for the news in english). This morning, the first of those candidatures was officially presented to the press, before the FFR announces the finalists this 10th of December. press: [URL="http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/c-est-le-grand-stade-de-rugby-version-94-18-11-2011-1726194.php"]http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/c-est-le-grand-stade-de-rugby-version-94-18-11-2011-1726194.php ([/URL]in French) Official site: [URL]http://www.thiais-orly-rugby.fr/[/URL] (in French, but with a lot of pictures that present the project quite well on their own) The Thiais - Orly candidature is a joint project between the cities of Thiais, Orly, Chevilly-Larue and Rungis. It would be six kilometres south of Paris, and 1 km away from Orly airport. They claim to be the most easily accesible of all candidates: close to the airport, where there is also a TGV station, reached by a RER station (metropolitan express train) and soon reached by three different métro stations and a tramway, besides being nearby three high-speed roads that reach Paris and connect easily to the South-East and the South-West of France. The other five candidatures have been less detailed so far. The websites are: Évry-Centre-Essone: [URL]http://www.agglo-evry.fr/La-Communaute-d-agglomeration/La-candidature-pour-le-grand-stade-de-rugby[/URL] (also south of Paris, well connected by roads, not so much by public transportation. In the site of an old horse racing track) Achères (west of Paris) Val D'Orges (also south, the same [I]département[/I] as Evry-Centre-Essone) [I]Massy-Paris-Saclay: [/I][URL]http://www.ville-massy.fr/UserFiles/VILLE DE MASSY_NOTE DE SYNTHESE.pdf[/URL] (quite close to the first one, very well connected too) Sevran: north of Paris, close to Charles de Gaulle airport, and atfirst glance more easily accesible from the UK (by Eurostar, and also closer to the Ryanair airport). Dossier in French but with a lot of images: [URL="http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran"]http://www.ville-sevran.fr/rugby-en-grand-sevran B[/URL]esides, Racin-Métro are planning their own stadium: the Arena 92 will be by La Défense, in the continuity of the Louvre, Tuilerries, Champs-Elysées and La Grande Arche: [ATTACH]1548.vB[/ATTACH] Also, Stade Français are rebuilding the Jean Bouin stadium, across the street from the Parc de Princes. So, it seems to be moving but, as [I]Le Figaro[/I] wonders... isn't it too much? [/QUOTE]
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