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The French rugby federation abandon plans for new stadium

By Charlotte Bates

Wednesday 14 December 2016 16:54, UK

President of French Rugby Federation (FFR) Bernard Laporte (R) and vice-president Serge Simon make announcmenet at press conference in Marcoussis
Image: President of French Rugby Federation (FFR) Bernard Laporte (right) and vice-president Serge Simon announced plans for a new stadium have been shelve

The French rugby federation (FFR) has abandoned plans for a new stadium that was scheduled to open in 2023, president Bernard Laporte announced on Wednesday.

The stadium, which would have been built in Ris-Orangis, some 35 km from central Paris, had an estimated cost of 581 million euros (£487m).

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France will continue to play most of their home games at the Stade de France, which was inaugurated in 1998 with a friendly soccer game against Spain.

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Laporte, who was elected on December 3, said: "The board of directors has validated the final shut-down of the Grand Stade project."

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