“I think about it every day”: will the World Cup in France in a year weigh on the Top 14?

You really have to be an ayatollah of “match after match” and of “I don’t plan beyond the coming weekend” to not admit the reality of the situation. A very special Top 14 season opens this Saturday, September 3, with its still dense calendar, its European Cup to be managed in parallel for some, but above all, the prospect of a World Cup in a year. Like every four years? Admittedly, except that the 2023 World Cup (September 8-October 28) will be played in France, or at home for many elements of our championship.