Camille Chat, the Racing hooker, is on the list for the tournament.

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The president of the French Rugby Federation Bernard Laporte told AFP on Sunday that the possibility of hosting the 2021 Six Nations Tournament at the Arena in Nanterre, pregnant with Racing 92, had "never been studied".

"Patrick Serrière (Managing Director of Racing 92, Editor's note) called me just in case, to find out if that could be a solution ... But it has never been studied," said Laporte.

"Today, it was not even mentioned"

"You never know, depending on developments but today, that was not even mentioned ... Today, the Tournament will be played normally", also said the boss of French rugby, also vice -President of World Rugby.

The day before, Racing 92 president Jacky Lorenzetti, also owner of the Arena, assured that the Nanterre venue was a candidate to host the 2021 Six Nations Tournament.

“It starts from the observation that organizing a classic Six Nations Tournament, with trips to six countries, a lot of people will go out for a walk.

It is possible that the Tournament will be banned in its current form.

What we want, like what happened in Lisbon (for the Final 8 of the Champions League, Editor's note) or Orlando (NBA playoffs, Editor's note), is to offer the possibility here the Tournament to take place over five weeks continuously and in a bubble, ”Lorenzetti had estimated on Canal +.

The Ministry of Sports not hot for a bubble

The proposal had already been rejected by the Sports Ministry, AFP had learned from an official source.

The Six Nations Tournament is due to start on February 6 for the Blues, in Rome, against Italy, before two trips to Ireland (February 14) and then to England (March 13).

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