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They are currently considering leaving their municipally-owned home to move to a larger venue far out in the Paris suburbs, with two sites being studied: one at Massy, to the south, and one to the north-west in Poissy, where the club recently opened a new training ground.

But picked for the Barbarians in 2019, he opted instead to pair their famous shirt with Massy's sky-blue socks.

A 40-minute train ride from the sights, Massy is one of the banlieues that ring the French capital.

As you walk up from the station, through Massy's gauntlet of squat apartment blocks, you pass youngsters wearing kits from around the world - Arsenal, Juventus and Real Madrid.

Massy, formed in 1971, are in the third tier, attracting crowds of around 2,500 to a compact stadium.