Paris has been waiting since 2007 for this Rugby World Cup. So has Deputy Mayor and former French test rugby player, Pierre Rabadan. 318 caps and 160 points for Stade Français and winning four Top 14 titles leave few better qualified to heading the preparations as the rugby world descends upon the City of Love. He told Newstalk ZB’s Jason Pine on Weekend Sport this French side have been building towards this World Cup and this generation is “ready to win something important”. Not just talking about the last games but the last three years.”Rabadan told Pine the French have quality players everywhere - even after the injury losses they’ve suffered like star first five-eighth Romain Ntamack.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 08, 2023 20:23 UTC