A misunderstood controversy. On September 8, the 2023 Rugby World Cup opened on the pitch at the Stade de France. To celebrate the launch of the competition, many celebrities played the game to offer a show to viewers. Under his beret, Jean Dujardin played the main role in this homage to France in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the show was not unanimous and was strongly criticized on social networks. Target of Internet users, the actor gave a real rant in the face of criticism over the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. This Monday, September 18, it was the turn of Yves Camdeborde, member of the XV of Gastronomy, a group of 23 chefs who will accompany the sporting event, to express themselves on this controversy. He also lent his voice during the opening ceremony.
Yves Camdeborde returns to the controversy surrounding the Rugby World Cup
Guest of the show RTL Good eveningYves Camdeborde spoke about the criticism on the opening night of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Passionate about the oval ball, Yves Camdeborde is delighted to concoct his culinary specialties for this global event, but a bitter taste remains in his mouth. “Honestly, yes, it hurt me because we had a lot of trouble understanding these criticisms“, he admitted at the microphone of RTL. The former juror of MasterChef was then saddened by the scale of this controversy, “They were very violent, I think, compared to the criticism we received (…) We were all shocked“before adding, “We did it with our hearts!“To close the debate, Yves Camdeborde remembered advice from his father,”We were a little affected by this criticism but afterwards, as my dad, who is a farmer, always tells me, ‘If you don’t want to be bothered, you stay in your corner.'”
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Yves Camdeborde responds to criticism of the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony
Yves Camdeborde not only reacted to the criticism, he also responded to it! “France is not just the 11th arrondissement in Paris, France has villages, local produce, there are all my origins and like many Parisians, provincial origins. It’s values, it’s craftsmanship“, said the inventor of bistronomy to defend the choices concerning this show. He then revealed the origin of this staging, “There was a misunderstanding with the year 50. It was chosen because it was the first time we had beaten the All Blacks“, before becoming overwhelmed, “There were people of all origins on the pitch, as many men as women, we spent 15 wonderful days as if it were a group of teenagers who were at summer camp and who were asked to prepare event. There was joy, good humor. It represents France.“
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