Rendez-vous With Les Bleus, the Brits and Pavarotti?!
I never thought that I would be writing more than one post about rugby on my blog, but can I help it if Paris fans continue to grow as Les Bleus continue to win! I mean when even the statues in Paris begin to wear rugby T-shirts or you see T-shirts suspended in the middle of the street, you know that rugby fever has run amok!
I know I said back at the beginning of September when I first wrote about the Coupe du Monde de Rugby that I personally would rather go shopping than watch the rugby matches, I was being sincere! I will admit, however, that with the advancement of the French team, I’ve changed my tune and have become one of those fans! Still, as I’ve mentioned about football (soccer) and American football, I’m sort of a fair weather fan! I only watch once my team gets to the quarter-finals and beyond! (Hey! At least I’m honest!)
Anyway, tomorrow is the big game between France (les Bleus) and England. The meeting place will be at the Champ-de-Mars; the square in front of the Hôtel de Ville could no longer hold the number of fans wanting to watch the match, so a giant screen will carry the game with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop! (Be sure to bring a blanket as it can get pretty chilly.)
The match itself will be held in the northern suburbs of Paris at the Stad de France at Saint-Denis as well as Sunday’s game between Argentina and South Africa. If you’re still in a rugby mood on Sunday, and most will be if France wins (!), there’s a whole rugby thing going on at the stadium Charléty in Paris 13e.
There will also be a homage to the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti (It sounds strange to be talking about rugby and Pavarotti in the same sentence unless, of course, you live in Paris! No, I take that back! They would do the same in Italy!) anyway, back to what I was saying. The tribute begins at 18h30, (the game starts at 21h00), so come early and get settled in for an interesting evening!
Oh yeah, one last thing. Now let me put this delicately, if you’re actually attending the match, you should keep in mind that the English fans do tend to be, a little exuberant to say the least, so be careful! (I know, I know! I do have quite a number of readers from England on my blog, but you have to admit that what I’m saying is true! And I did put it nicely, didn’t I!!!)
So, good luck to everyone, and may France win! Lol!!!
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