The event has never been so close. In a week’s time, the tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup will kick off. This will take place throughout France until October 28 at 9 p.m., the date of the final. Next Friday, the French team will take to the lawn of its garden, the Stade de France, to face the men in black, the All Blacks, for an opening match which promises to be epic. A meeting that Fabien Galthié’s men fear despite the good results of their Summer Nations Series tour.
A total of forty-eight matches will be played. The meetings, lasting eighty minutes, will beat to the rhythm of the watchmaker Tudor, appointed official timekeeper of the competition. The world of ovality is no stranger to the Swiss house with its strong slogan “
The same year, the brand announced its associations with World Rugby as well as with the New Zealand rugby team. Since then, players including the talented opener Beauden Barrett – voted the best player in the world in 2016 and 2017 – have been flying the Tudor colors. In 2019, the shield firm also created the Black Bay Chrono Dark, a 100% black model paying homage to the All Blacks who also adopted the Black Bay Pro, Black Bay Chrono and Black Bay Ceramic references. But if the men in black remain legendary, this Friday, September 8, it is the Blues who will have the support of the French public…
