Submitted by the Rugby Cup people:
Natixis Rugby Cup brings French Rugby flair to Hong Kong
Stade Toulousain v Racing Metro 92
Saturday 9th, November
Aberdeen Stadium, 4.00pmOn November 9, legendary French rugby clubStade Toulousain, “Toulouse”,will play Racing Metro 92 in the first French league exhibition match ever held in Asia at Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Stadium.
Toulouse is one of the premier rugby clubs in Europe, having won the European championship, the Heineken Cup, four times. Toulouse has won a record 19 French Championship titles and are a consistent source of players for the French national team.
The Rouge et Noir of Toulouse will bring its legion of international rugby stars to Hong Kong including New Zealand All Blacks
Luke McAlister and
Hosea Gear, French internationals
Vincent Clerc, Clement Poitrenaud and
Thierry Dusautoir, South Africa’s
Chilliboy Ralepele and Samoans
Iosefa Tekori and
Census Johnston.
Racing is highly touted as a club of the future in French rugby circles and boasts its own complement of international stars in
Ireland’s Jonathan Sexton, Welshmen Jamie Roberts and
Dan Lydiate as well as Argentine fullback Juan Martin Hernandez and French internationals Dimitri Szarzewski and Benjamin Fall, and Springbok Juandre Kruger.
Tickets for the general public are on sale via HK Ticketing:
http://www.hkticketing.comVIP Tickets are 1,000HKD and include food, beverage and covered stand seating. Covered seats in the Gold category are 800HKDfor Adults and and 550HKD for Children, while open air seats in the Silver stands are700HKD for Adults and 400HKD for Children.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to watch the stars of world rugby up close and personal at Aberdeen Stadium in the Natixis Rugby Cup Hong Kong 2013.