Rugby: 2016 Top 14 (France) final relocated to Camp Nou, Barcelona, 24/06/2016, during Euro 2016

"FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) and the NRL (French National Rugby League) have reached an agreement for the final of the Top 14 (first division of French rugby) to be held at the Camp Nou (capacity 99,350) in Barcelona on 24/06/2014," said FC Barcelona on 04/11/2014.

"This is the first time the Camp Nou will host a sporting event other than football," said the Catalan club. The Top 14 final has taken place at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis) since 1998. That location, along with nine other French stadiums, is not available for the final in 2016, as those venues will host the finals of Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016).

"The rent of Camp Nou is quite comparable to what we pay for the Stade de France" (Paul Goze, NRL)

• "Many European cities were in competition. London with Twickenham and Wembley, possibly Rome, Milan and Barcelona.
• We studied the clubs that were finalists in the last ten years and it was almost the same travel time between Paris and Barcelona for the clubs.
• Barcelona is only 180 km from Perpignan, and the city is well served by road or by air.
• The rent of…