PARIS (AP) In its bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, France can count on President Emmanuel Macron.
The new president has thrown his support behind Paris against Los Angeles for the 2024 Olympics, and he’s determined to help France win the hosting rights for the Rugby World Cup.
According to French Rugby Federation President Bernard Laporte, Macron will attend the Sept. 25 meeting where France, Ireland, and South Africa will present their bids to World Rugby. The winning bid will be announced on Nov. 15.
”The state is fully committed to the bid, the proof is that the president said he will come to the bid presentation,” Laporte told The Associated Press.