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Paris: Parc des Princes

Capacity: 48,712

RWC Fixtures

September 9: South Africa v Samoa

September 19: Italy v Portugal

September 28: England v Tonga

September 30: Ireland v Argentina

October 19: 3/4th place play-off

Home to Paris Saint-Germain football club and backing onto the Stade Français Paris ground of Jean-Bouin, the current Parc des Princes was built in 1972 but sports have been played on the site since 1897.

In fact, the original layout of the ground was as a velodrome, with the Tour de France finishing at the site many times.

The stadium was used by the French national side until the move to the Stade de France after the football World Cup in 1998.

Parc des Princes was the setting for many of the great French performances in the 70s and 80s, including a few Five Nations titles and the European Championship football title in 1984.
Stade Francais sometimes play their big matches at the Parc.