British and Irish Lions: France need common video games in opposition to vacationers – Benazzi

During the present tour of Australia, Lions officers put stress on the Wallabies to launch extra high-profile worldwide gamers for the tour matches amid issues about how aggressive they might be.

The Lions beat Australia’s 4 Super Rugby groups by a mean of 27.5 factors, earlier than sealing a sequence win with victory within the first two Tests in opposition to the Wallabies.

Benazzi says France has no intention of disrupting the standard rotation of Lions excursions, which alternate between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa each 4 years.

Instead he hopes the brand new world calendar, that begins subsequent yr with the primary version of the biennial Nations Cup, will create alternatives.

“Of course, we don’t touch the legacy in the south – you keep that,” added Benazzi.

“We have a lot of projects. We want to see what to expect with the United States – maybe we have a possibility to play there – maybe in Paris or London. We are just thinking about ideas.

“If you might have a hyperlink between two establishments then it is simpler to challenge what we wish to do – a warm-up earlier than the tour, a particular recreation possibly each 4 years as properly, in our personal nations or exterior for improvement of the sport.”

A full-scale Lions tour of France is an enticing prospect.

France’s national team, who won this year’s Six Nations, are the strongest they have been for a generation.

At membership degree, Toulouse, Bordeaux-Begles and La Rochelle have gained the previous 5 editions of the Champions Cup, whereas the likes of Toulon, Racing 92 and Clermont Auvergne additionally supply high-quality, multi-national squads and atmospheric venues.