Cahors is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Quercy, Cahors is home to 19,878 cadurciennes and cadurciens.
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.
Benetton Rugby, also known as Benetton Treviso, is an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto competing in the United Rugby Championship, the European Rugby Challenge Cup and European Champions Cup. Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932 and has won 15 Italian national championships. The team has been owned by the Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the United Rugby Championship since 2010, and have previously competed in the Italian domestic championship.
Rupeni Caucaunibuca is a retired Fijian rugby union footballer who last played professionally for Northland in the ITM Cup. His nickname was the "Bua Bullet" as he hailed from the province of Bua.
Alessandro Troncon is a former Italian rugby union player.
Marco Bortolami is a rugby union coach and retired Italian international player, whose career includes experience playing in the national top-level Italian, French, and English championships, before joining the then recently-born Pro14. Praised for his leadership skills, he captained all the teams he played for at professional level. At international level, he also captained the Italian side since 2002 till the 2007 Rugby World Cup, before being replaced in the permanent role by Sergio Parisse. He currently serves as head coach for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Fabien Galthié is a French rugby union coach and former player, currently the head coach of the France national team.
Cahors Rugby are a French rugby union club. They currently compete in the Fédérale 1 competition, the third division of rugby in France. The club was established in 1908. They play at Stade Lucien Desprats, in Cahors. They were champions of the Fédérale 2 division in 2003.
Daniel Dubroca is a former French national rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker.
Kingsley Jones is a Welsh rugby union coach, currently in charge of the Canadian national team. A former Welsh international player, Jones has played and coached at various levels, from playing at the amateur level to the professional level in Wales and England. He since gone on to become a professional coach at club and international level.
Christophe Deylaud is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.
Aubin Hueber is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played for the French national team as a scrum half.
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.
Antonio Pavanello is an Italian former rugby union player. His preferred position was in the Second Row although he can also played equally well in the back-row. He played for Benetton Treviso in the Pro14 competition and the European Heineken Cup. From 2015 Pavanello is named Director of Rugby for Benetton Treviso.
Philippe Marocco is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker.
Marc Dal Maso is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played in the position of a hooker.
Franco Properzi Curti is a former Indian-born Italian rugby union player and a current assistant coach. He played as a prop.
Philippe Bérot is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a fullback and as a wing.
Gianni Zanon is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a flanker.
Philippe Dintrans is a former French rugby union player and a current entrepreneur. He played as a hooker.
