France’s Top 14 final set to be 98,000 sell out at Nou Camp

Club rugby set for new record crowd at Barcelona stadium

The French Top 14 final is set to be a 98,000 sell out at Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters/Livepic
The French Top 14 final is set to be a 98,000 sell out at Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters/Livepic

France’s Top 14 rugby final is set to break the attendance record for a club rugby union game after tournament organisers said on Wednesday that all currently available tickets have been sold for the showpiece at the Nou Camp in Barcelona.

The final of France’s top rugby union league is usually held in the Stade de France in Paris but will this year take place at Barcelona’s 98,000-capacity venue as the French national stadium is being used for the European soccer championships.

It will be the first rugby match to take place at the Nou Camp and the expected 98,000 crowd will eclipse the previous record attendance of 84,068, for an English Premiership match between Saracens and Harlequins at Wembley last March.

While organisers said the event was a sell-out, a number of seats have been held back for the fans of the two teams who reach the final.

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The Top 14 has six weeks remaining of the regular season before the top six teams take part in the playoffs, which begin on June 11th.