Béziers is a city in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region. Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event.
Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze department.
Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne, commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby.
Association Sportive Béziers Hérault, often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They earned their most recent promotion as 2011 Fédérale 1 champions, but the club also won 11 Top 14 titles since its establishment in 1911.
Jacques Fouroux was a French rugby union player and coach. He captained France when they won the Grand Slam in 1977, and was the manager when the side repeated the feat in 1981 and 1987. Due to his small stature and strong personality, he was nicknamed "Le petit caporal", a reference to Napoléon Bonaparte's nickname.
Guy Novès is a former French rugby union player and most recently coach of the French national team. Born in Toulouse, Novès, who played on the wing, was capped seven times for his country, and played with Stade Toulousain from 1975 to 1987 and was a member of the team that won the Bouclier de Brennus in 1985 and 1986. He later coached the side in a tenure that lasted 22 years, when he won the French championship nine times and the Heineken Cup four times.
The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded annually to the French rugby union club that wins the domestic league.
Lionel Beauxis, born on October 24, 1985, in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), is a French rugby union player who primarily played as a fly-half.
Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale.
Michel Palmié is a retired French international rugby union player. He played as a Lock for AS Béziers and earned his first cap with the French national team on 21 June 1975 against South Africa.
Alain Paco is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.
Raoul Barrière was a French rugby union player and a coach. He played as a prop.
Pierre Lacans was a French rugby union footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union for France, and at club level for AS Béziers, as a flanker.
Armand Vaquerin was a French Rugby union footballer that represented France.
Richard Astre is a retired French international rugby union player.
Jack Cantoni was a French international rugby union player.
The Club Olympique Creusot Bourgogne, formerly known as Club Olympique Creusotin, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the 2012-13 championship of Fédérale 2 in the pool 1.
Patrick Estève is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing. He was nicknamed TGV.
Mathieu Khedimi was a French rugby league coach and player. He played as hooker or lock forward. He played his entire career for AS Saint-Estève with which he won several titles. An author of the rugby league literature considered him as "long the soul of the club".
José Calle was a French rugby union and professional rugby league (RL) player who represented France (RL).
