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PRESS KIT French Bid for Rugby World Cup 2023 PRESS KIT Photo © Isabelle Picarelle/FFR © Photo CONTENT #1 - Message from the president 2 Message from the president #2 - The World Cup 3 The greatest rugby showcase of all #3 - Highlights 4 1/ France: a unique product by #FRANCE2023 designed to propel the 2023 Rugby World Cup to new heights 5 2/ Economic success in prospect 6 3/ France, land of rugby 7 4/ France, land of major sporting events #4 - Impact of the World Cup 8 1/ Strengthening France’s position in world rugby 9 2/ 1895 clubs behind the #FRANCE2023 candidacy #5 - Host cities and stadiums 10 10 cities and stadiums hosting 2.5 million fans #6 - Organisation 12 Dates and competition format 13 Ambassadors 17 Businesses involved in #FRANCE2023 FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX Photo © Isabelle © Picarelle/FFR Photo #1 - MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT An international event like the Rugby World The English organised the Rugby World Cup in Cup is, above all, an opportunity for France 2015, less than 3 years after the Olympic Games. to shine internationally. Everybody is motivated, the Likewise, Japan will welcome the Rugby World rugby family is committed, politicians at local and Cup in 2019, then the Olympic Games in 2020. national levels are lending their support, the world This shows that Paris 2024 and #FRANCE2023 are of business is behind us and the French people are mutually reinforcing. looking forward to an inclusive and popular event that Theother strength of our bid lies in its economic benefits. will bring everyone together. That is why we want to In 2007, France made a profit of over 140 million win. euros, of which 34 million went to the French Rugby Of course, our competitors are in with a serious chance Federation, the rest to Rugby World Cup. I sincerely and have got off to a quick start ahead of us, but we believe this is going to weigh in the balance when it know that with Claude Atcher and Serge Simon we comes to the decision. 2007 was an extraordinary will be first across the line on 1 June. Being ahead success and we should make the most of that fact. right now is unimportant; it is being there on 1 June that We can even go even further and enable Rugby counts. We still have time to ensure that ours is the most World Cup to grow the world rugby family in order to competitive bid. guarantee the future of the game. #FRANCE2023 bid is a boon to Paris 2024. For the Finally, in conclusion, I would like to say that this World IOC and World Rugby, it is a source of reassurance. Cup will belong to the whole French people, like in By pulling out all the stops to host the Rugby World 2007. The Olympic Games will have all eyes on Paris Cup and the Olympic Games, we are sending as host city, but rugby will be everywhere in France. the message that the existing infrastructure will Rugby will be present all over the country, and every be used and modernised, and that France will minute of the day in 2023, allowing everybody to be ready. Recent experience shows that two share in this unique experience. such international events are compatible with one another. Two years after the 2014 Football Bernard Laporte World Cup, Brazil hosted the Rio Olympic Games. President FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX 2 #2 - THE WORLD CUP THE GREATEST RUGBY SHOWCASE OF ALL After the Olympic Games and the Football revenues come from the World Cup alone. These World Cup, the Rugby World Cup is the revenues allow Rugby World Cup to make long- 3rd-biggest sporting event on the planet. Broadcast in term investments in 207 countries around the world, it attracts 2.6 billion rugby at all levels, from the base to the top flight. Thus, television viewers and more than 2.4 million fans in the between 2012 and 2015, Rugby World Cup invested stadiums. It comes ahead of some major events, like almost 260 million euros in promoting the playing of the Tour de France or the Winter Olympics. rugby throughout the world. These initiatives included The Rugby World Cup is a relatively young event, the protection of rugby players and the game, the having taken place for the first time in 1987, a enhancementof the commercial value and sustainability mere 30 years ago. In only a few years, it has of international rugby, and making sure this investment emerged as an unmissable fixture in the world of plan continues into the future. This long-term strategy rugby, and as a generator of significant economic will ensure the growth of the rugby family worldwide benefits for host countries. Thus, in 2007, France and the future of the game. enjoyed an economic stimulus* of 540 million euros nationally. In 2015, the Rugby World Cup in England contributed 1.34 billion euros to the Serge Simon economy directly, and 3.5 billion euros indirectly. Vice President And, while the Rugby World Cup is beneficial for of the French Rugby Federation host countries, it is also profitable for Rugby World Cup. Indeed, 94% of the international federation’s * Source : French Ministry of Sport (Ministère de la Santé, de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Vie Associative) FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX 3 #3 - STRONG SUITS OF FRANCE 2023 1/ FRANCE: A UNIQUE PRODUCT DESIGNED TO PROPEL THE 2023 WORLD TO NEW HEIGHTS France welcomes 85 million tourists every year*. It is the This capacity to welcome tourists is a key element of the world’snumber-one tourist destination. Consequently, French bid. France has an exceptional hotel infrastructure and a pre- France can rely on the support of the host cities. With all existing transport network, which is fast and efficient. the sporting events the country has hosted over the past France’s hotel capacity is second to none. With its few years, these cities have become real assets for our worldwide reputation for service, France is able to candidacy.They know the challenges, the requirements offer a wide range of comfortable options, which can and the rules, and they are ready to embark on this accommodateeveryone: teams, officials, the media, and excitingjourney with the Federation Rugby Federation. In fans alike. addition, this competition will also be a way to highlight France can also count on the support of the national the French way of life, whether in terms of the country’s railway company (SNCF), which is developing heritage and lifestyle or its cultural and gastronomic a dynamic and eco-responsible transport plan. riches. France is thus already well-equipped and prepared to host the Rugby World Cup 2023, without needing to indulge in any excessive supplementary spending. * Source : French Ministry of Finance and the Economy FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX 4 2/ ECONOMIC SUCCESS IN PROSPECT France 2023 is the bid that guarantees In terms of the figures, France’s is the most profitable Rugby World Cup both economic and project for the international federation. This is one popular success. Rugby World Cup 2023 staged of the reasons why this bid is being well received, in France would allow the added value of the since it is going to help Rugby World Cup develop tournament to be maximised, both because of the rugby over the next 5 to 10 years. solid guarantees provided by the State, as well as those provided by public and private partners alike. Thanks to the support of some of the biggest French firms, which is capable of committing to the Claude Atcher growth of rugby in France and around the world, Director of #FRANCE2023 the French bid is the most credible. The extent of its territorial coverage, combined with the considerable size of the population centres and of the economic markets, means that France will be able to provide a unique showcase, one which will generate added economic value for a Rugby World Cup. FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX 5 3/ FRANCE, LAND OF RUGBY Since Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, our country has ceaselessly been involved in the promotion This candidacy is also the candidacy of the of rugby around the world. Hence, today, international “stars” who give us so much the common denominator between Britons, enjoyment week in and week out on the pitches New Zealanders, South Africans, Argentinians, of the TOP14. Rugby World Cup 2023 in France Samoans, Fijians, Australians, Georgians, and will live up to what they have brought to the even Italians is... the TOP14. game in France. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, only 19% of players in the French championship were foreigners. By 2014-2015, they accounted for nearly 45%* of the Our international ambassadors: players in the TOP14. This influx of stars has allowed Juan Imhoff, France to become more attractive to rugby fans, but Chris Masoe, also to a new growing audience curious about the Waisea Nayacalevu. French brand of rugby. * LEGISPORT – Newsletter of legal and sporting information – January – February 2015 FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE RUGBY, 3-5 RUE JEAN DE MONTAIGU, 91463 MARCOUSSIS CEDEX 6 4/ FRANCE, LAND OF MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS France has been involved for many years in followed by the entire French public. France is thus an the hosting of major sporting events (1992 internationally recognised leader in the organisation Olympic Games, 1998 World Cup, Rugby and hosting of sporting events.