Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, France's elite division of rugby.
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.
Aviron Bayonnais, commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which competes in the Top 14, the top tier of the French league system. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports, also known as Stade Jean-Dauger, in Bayonne. The club mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two times French champions in 2010 and 2017. The rugby section is a part of a multi-sport club called AS Montferrand, which was founded in 1911 and adopted that name in 1919. Although the rugby section changed its name to the current ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2004, it is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside France.
Julien Laharrague is a French rugby union footballer, usually playing on the wing or at fullback. He currently plays for Aironi in the Pro12. Laharrague has also played for France.
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.
In July and August 1968, the French national rugby union team toured New Zealand and Australia. They played three tests against New Zealand and one against Australia, losing all four.
The 1993 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of eight matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in June and July 1993. The French team won four matches, drew two and lost two. They won their two match international series against the South Africa national rugby union team, drawing the first game and winning the second for a one-nil series victory. The tour was marred by a serious facial injury suffered by the captain, Jean-François Tordo, who was raked by Garry Pagel in the match against Western Province. Tordo required 50 stitches and plastic surgery and took no further part in the tour.
Julien Candelon is a professional rugby union winger currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14.
Marc Dal Maso is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played in the position of a hooker.
Ben Volavola is a Fijian Australian international rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He has previously played for Agen in the French Pro D2 competition; for Bordeaux Bègles, Racing 92 and Perpignan in the Top 14; Super Rugby clubs such as the Waratahs, Crusaders, and the Rebels. Volavola typically plays as either a fly-half or full back.
Sofiane Guitoune is a French rugby union player. His position is fullback and he currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14. He began his career with Agen, spent two seasons at Albi before moving to USA Perpignan in 2012.
Sylvain Dupuy is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for SU Agen in the Top 14. He began his career with Stade Toulousain, winning the Heineken Cup as a replacement in 2003, before moving to USA Perpignan in 2005 before moving to SU Agen in 2007.
The 1929−30 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Agen that defeated the Quillan in the final.
David Couzinet is a French international rugby union player. He played as a Lock for Agen and USA Perpignan. He started his professional career at Stade Toulousain. He moved to SU Agen where he lost the final of the Top 14 against Biarritz Olympique. After the summer he joined it. With Biarritz Olympique he was finalist of the Heineken Cup in 2005 and he won twice Top 14.
The 1998 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup, the second season of Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 2 February 1998 at Les Sept Deniers in Toulouse.
The 2018–19 Top 14 competition was the 120th season of the French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2017–18 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 in place of the two relegated teams, Oyonnax and Brive.
Robert Samatan, nicknamed Bob la Science was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer.
Camille Bonnet was a French rugby union player. He won the 1944–45 French Rugby Union Championship.
Mike Tadjer Barbosa is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a hooker for RC Massy in the Nationale, France’s third tier of rugby.
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