The announcement came in a slideshow posted on Instagram, with no date and no fixture. It is still enough to mark a return twelve years in the making.

A return twelve years on

Stade Français will play a Top 14 regular-season match at the Stade de France before the end of 2026. The club made the announcement on social media, recalling the years when it made the Saint-Denis venue its own.

It will be the first time in twelve years that the club has scheduled a league match there.

What we still don't know

No date has been given, and no opponent either. Stade Français usually play their home matches at Jean-Bouin.

In the 2000s, the club made big nights at the Stade de France its trademark, with crowds far exceeding the league’s usual attendances.