Media - Astrid Bard succeeds Isabelle Ithurburu at the presentation of the Canal Rugby Club

2023-06-19 10:33:05

Photo credit ©Augustin Detienne CANAL+

SATURDAY, CANAL+ co-broadcast the TOP 14 final won by Stade Toulousain against La Rochelle. A last rugby set on the channel, at the Stade de France, for journalist Isabelle Ithurburu leaving for TF1.

At the end of the retransmission of this evening, Isabelle Ithurburu announced that Astrid Bard would take over the presentation of the program “CANAL RUGBY CLUB” which will begin its 9th season. The magazine, broadcast unencrypted, honors the TOP 14 whose meetings are offered exclusively and in full on the CANAL+ channels.

“She accepted this project with the enthusiasm that characterizes her”

An appointment confirmed by the encrypted channel a few minutes later in the evening. “We are very happy to see Astrid Bard take the helm of Canal Rugby Club, the emblematic meeting place for our Top 14 coverage. Astrid is an excellent journalist, expert in sport and live, recognized and appreciated by our viewers and by the world of rugby » explains Thomas Senecal, Sports Director of CANAL +, in a press release. “She accepted this project with the enthusiasm that characterizes her. We are convinced that she will shine at the head of the “CRC”, which will evolve and make more room for what is happening in the stadiums before our big posters on Saturday and Sunday. »

thank you for everything @IsaIthurburu ????❤️ pic.twitter.com/ldCg3ieAs5

— CANAL+ Rugby (@CanalplusRugby) June 18, 2023

A TOP 14 final marked by the presence of Emmanuel Macron in the Toulouse locker room after their coronation, drinking a beer bottom. A strong image captured by CANAL+.

The President of the Republic came to celebrate the 22nd Brennus shield from Stade Toulousain and also distinguished himself with a remarkable performance ????#Toulouse #FinaleTOP14 pic.twitter.com/q4MTU0yLGJ

— CANAL+ Rugby (@CanalplusRugby) June 18, 2023