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Clisson, the giant of the vineyards who finally lived up to itself
In Clisson, in the Nantes vineyards, the SAC is not just a rugby club: 463 registered members, 114 years of…
Rugby from Mayenne, and from the Mayenne
Three clubs for 300,000 inhabitants, a 33-year-old player-president and missionaries of the oval ball in the most rural department of…
Hervé Padioleau: the banker of Loire rugby who tackles the numbers
From banking to the pitches of Clisson, portrait of Hervé Padioleau, the man who turns rows of figures into hard…
Aussie Froggy - Episode 1: "Nightmare, nightmare, nightmare" for World Cup tickets in Australia
After Elliott in New Zealand, the "Aussie Froggie" column lands in Brisbane. Rémi, our man on the ground, gives us…
"Down Under" – Episode 2: From pulling pints at the bar to pushing in the scrum, Eliott has launched his New Zealand season
We left Eliott, the RC Baulois prop, finding his bearings in the postcard setting of Wanaka. A few weeks later,…
"We were told to go and do ballet": in Réunion, these (very) young players are taking on men's rugby
In Saint-Paul, on the west coast of Réunion, three young players talk about their rugby during a training camp. Domitille,…
Rugby Union Pays de Lorient: the secrets of a collective success story
With 600 registered players and an identity forged through cooperation, Rugby Union Pays de Lorient (RUPL) is shaking up the…
Golden goose or financial bubble: can the Six Nations survive its own millions?
1823, William Webb Ellis runs with the ball. 2026, the unions run after growth points. In a century and a…
Rozenn Ngassa: rugby in the heart, the oval ball in the blood
From classical dance to the pitches of the Élite, Rozenn Ngassa has embodied the soul of Stade Rennais Rugby since…
Why that shiver when the Six Nations anthems that are not ours ring out
In a stadium humming with anticipation, the moment "Land of My Fathers", "Ireland's Call" or "Flower of Scotland" strikes up,…
Erwan Le Coadou: rugby as a citizen's case for engagement
Rugby does not sit outside life, and a rugby player is not a citizen outside society. On the contrary, he…
Pascal Fabre: the « dinosaur » who planted rugby posts in Brittany
Player, club founder, committee president and today the guardian of educational rugby: Pascal Fabre is an unmissable figure of the…
Sacha Coris, the referee who never wanted to be a vigilante
At 19, Sacha Coris doesn't just love rugby: he commits to it. A second-year student at an engineering school in…
The road of one Joël Gâté: a life in the service of the game
Schoolteacher, sailor, rugby man, but above all a kind soul with a passion for fairness. Joël Gâté, a figure of…
Rugby player and bartender at Charlie's in La Baule: Eliott's New Zealand adventures
We left him as a prop for Rugby Club Baulois and a fixture of Charlie's Corner. Today, Eliott is sending…