Marion Marshal Le Pen wants rugby league in clearNews Media Rugby Rugby League All News - May 15, 2013
Surprising that media outlet has offered Marion Marshal Le Pen, on the site of his party the National Front. The FN member of Vaucluse, is expected to terrain such as employment, security, immigration, then handed the sports minister asking him to explain the absence of clear television broadcasts of rugby ... XIII, this discipline is now widely publicized by beIN Sport, but not enough for his taste of France Televisions, as we approach the World Cup. Discipline that radiates especially in the region and defend can only make the most popular elected to the population. And the Federation, we do not complain of this support.
"A few months before the start of the World Cup this fall, so the deputy wrote on the site of FN, two games will be held in France (Avignon and Perpignan), the way that discipline is handled in the audiovisual public and in the French sports landscape is particularly unfavorable in comparison to rugby. Indeed, none of these two games will be broadcast on France Television antenna group, no more than have been the championship final of France or the Coupe de France. Rugby league is a separate discipline, telegenic and offering more dynamic than the rugby game, she meets a lot of interest in the world (Australia, Britain, New Zealand), but also in France, especially in areas of the South East, as Vaucluse. She continues, unfortunately, suffer from a ban by the Vichy regime, which favored the XV fact, as noted by the report of the Committee Azéma presented in March 2002 at the request of the Minister Marie-George Buffet. It is surprising indifference suffered a sport that gave France two world titles (1951 and 1955) and several titles of European Champion (1939, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1977, 1981, 2005). Mrs. Marshal Le Pen asks Madam Minister about his intentions to support the team of France and the French Federation of Rugby League in the context of the World Cup and whether it will upgrade the discipline. "
Contacted, the executive secretary of the French Federation of Rugby League, Philippe Dallongeville welcomes this support with satisfaction.
"We do not make policy, the development of our sport that drives us every day. Then receive support or a registered interest of the Republic elected, whether FN or another party, I consider it rewarding and respectable. All supports are good to take.
Now, I disagree with the opposition that we do with rugby, I do not see the need to oppose because the comparison is also valid with any other more publicized than ours sports. Today, it's all football. But it will quickly become disillusioned because of disciplines such as ours also contribute to the development of young people, their education, and it should not be overlooked.
Mrs. Marshal Le Pen calls for more TV exposure for clear XIII therefore going in the right direction. And I find much to address the issue by linking it with the approach of the World Cup that badly important to us is measured. France will host two meetings in effect including a France - New Zealand, November 1st at Avignon. New Zealand, world champion title! It will sell out. But at the time I speak, we still know no official broadcaster in France pure such match or competition. We had the chance recently that Team 21 broadcasts the final championship of France. Last year, France Télévisions, the regional network of France 3 had broadcast games that were very well with 400,000 viewers to the station. And of course there beIN Sport this season for ESPN. Our sport is spectacular, dynamic, fun to watch. I guess if Ms. Marshall's Pen calls the Minister, it may answer him. Especially that we are part of the Ministry federations met because we do our job properly. "
Interview by Vincent Rousselet-White
