Franco: "rugby english has built 100 years of success and values ”

The president of the CSD has ensured that this sport “ exemplifies the respect for the arbitrator and to the rival, integrity, passion, discipline and solidarity ”

She thanked Generali insurance, the main sponsor of the XV of the lion and depending on the oval ball sport

Madrid, 18 october 2021.- The president of the council for sports, josé Manuel Franco, attended this morning at the seat of the CSD the presentation of friendly meeting international rugby male choices between Spain and italy, on the occasion of the actions of the centenary of the federación española de Rugby (RFER) and 190 of the founding of the insurance company GENERALI, sponsor of the italian and spanish federations.

José Manuel Franco stressed that the “ legacy sports, cultural and social council of rugby has built 100 years of success and, above all, of values. Rugby exemplifies the respect for the arbitrator and to the rival, integrity, passion, discipline and solidarity. We left after a year-old, but it is making a future full of challenges, experiences and illusion ”.

The president also had some words of appreciation for insurance GENERALI, “ it is fortunate that companies with this course to be the engine of sport english. I have always believed in the public-private partnerships to further enhance the image and good account of the spanish sport in the world ”.

Equally Frank had words of appreciation to the ambassadors, “ for the CSD is an honour to host this presentation, with some ambassadors as Patricia García and Jaime Nava, who are a role model for the thousands of followers of rugby english and of all youth practitioners ”.

The president of the ERF, Alfonso Feijó, thanked the CSD, the english ” sport, for hosting this event and to insurance GENERALI its continued support to the male rugby.

In the words of Santiago Villa, CEO of GENERALI Spain: “ GENERALI is a company with strong values that have remained intact over our 190 years of history. Values such as the commitment and teamwork, totally in line with the rugby. For this reason, we are deeply proud to be part of this meeting that face selections spanish and italian, both closely linked to our company ”.

The meeting, to be staged in the field at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, at 16.45h, next saturday, 30 october, will be the first to the XV of the lion staged with public since march 2020, when measured to Georgia at this stage and will serve to celebrate the return of the spectators, marking a turning point towards the return to normality in sport.