While many athletes have greeted the memory of Jacques Chirac, the XV of France is in turn. The national rugby team will wear a black armband in tribute to the former French president, who died Thursday during his World Cup match against the United States on Wednesday.
One minute of silence Monday at the beginning of the training
The 23 French players "will play with a black armband in mourning," said Monday the FFR, which has also obtained from World Rugby and the US team that a minute of silence is observed before the kickoff. Players and coaching will already observe a minute of silence Monday, the day of national mourning decreed by the French government, at the beginning of training in Kumamoto (south). In France, one minute of silence must be respected at 3 pm in all public administrations and schools.
The death of the former statesman caused a wave of homage in the country. The former President of the Republic, who died "very peacefully" Thursday at the age of 86, will be buried in the afternoon in a strictly private setting at the Montparnasse cemetery.
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