Franco: “ it is important to see that in Spain to the great figures of global rugby

The secretary of State for sport, José Manuel Franco, met this tuesday with the president of the World Rugby, Sir Bill Beaumont, and with the president of the federación española, Juan Carlos Martín

“ we want Spain will host major sporting events of rugby, ” said the president of the CSD

Madrid, 21 march 2023.-The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD), José Manuel Franco, received this tuesday at the agency's headquarters to the president of the World Rugby, Sir Bill Beaumont, and the president of the federación española de Rugby, Juan Carlos Martín, who conveyed the support of the government to “ España will host major events in the world of rugby ”.

During a meeting with which Beaumont opened its calendar of events in Spain, the secretary of State for sport ratified the council's support for sports bet “ enthusiastic ” of the management team of the federación española de Rugby to promote the new draft national oval.

“ it is a very great honour for us to have the presence in the council for sports in the highest authority of the world rugby. Is in line with the bet that we are making to rugby english. The new leadership of the spanish federation are working with enthusiasm and love for the rugby. They deserve our full support and you will need, ” said the president of the CSD.

Franco also expressed its wish that “ España, which is a model country in the organization of major sporting events ”, is also an international benchmark rugby. “ This is the best way to bring the rugby to the population and create a new pool in a sport as noble as is the rugby. It is very important that boys and girls who have any concern for practising this sport look at the great figures of global rugby in España, ” said. Precisely, this tuesday, took place the presentation of the stadium of Madrid Metropolitan headquarters of the grand finale of the World Rugby Seven Series.

For three editions, since 2024 until 2026, the spanish capital will become the epicentre of the rugby world premiere of a new format of competition.

One of the objectives of the new directive of the federación española de Rugby is put on a map of the international rugby to Spain. In this regard, Sir Bill Beaumont admitted to be “ impressed by the organization and the plans to the spanish federation hand ”. “ the growth of rugby in Spain will see more and big future for boys and girls who want to play rugby in this country ”, said the president of World Rugby. For its part, the president of the federación española de Rugby, Juan Carlos Martín, observed that the World Rugby and their interest in enhancing the rugby in our country.

“ we are organizing international events and we have the support of international and institucionesnacionales. They are laying the groundwork for the growth of this sport in our country and we have the support of World Rugby. This is the first time that Sir Bill Beaumont visit Madrid and that such an important institution at the global level we visit ”, he stressed.