The Portuguese players face Fiji at Toulouse Stadium on Sunday 8 October at 9pm. They arrived in Toulouse by regional train, from their base camp in Perpignan, Friday 6 October.
The Portuguese have already left a good impression on viewers at this World Cup thanks to their scintillating play on the pitch. Ahead of their match on Sunday against Fiji at the Stadium (9pm). On the other hand, they arrived anonymously, on the regional express train LiO (TER) from Perpignan.
First to arrive by regional train
The “Lobos” from Portugal are the first and only ones during the current World Cup, who were able to make a connection between two cities in the TER. It was Friday morning. From their Catalan base camp to Toulouse, the bus journey time was longer and less environmental… There, two coaches (out of eight) were booked for them for this journey of just over two hours. Security agencies, including GIGN, were there. About forty players, staff and delegation took this usual regional line. They will resume training next week at their club.
At Montaudran station, head to your hotel in Blagnac
Occitanie, responsible for TER and bus transportation, and SNCF, World Cup partner, were on hand to welcome them at Toulouse Montaudran station, just behind the Halle de la Machine. “We had a great time, it was nice. “The train is good, we have a little more space than the bus, we can get up and move around,” testified Thomas Appleton, the three-quarter center, before boarding the bus. Heading to the hotel in Blagnac, then to the stadium, on Saturday, For the final training session before the match against Fiji. The day after the match, the players will return to their clubs. The World Cup will end. For many, it will be in the region (Béziers, Narbonne, Colomiers, Dax, Mont-de-Marsan), and by car.
