The Jean-Michel Canet Academy-Memory of Catalan rugby, chaired by Yves Tariscon, was born on August 12, 2006. It brings together enthusiasts of the oval balloon. On May 12 from 8:30 a.m. at the Gallieni barracks will be launched the first conference of a cycle which will include four. The theme: rugby at school, rugby schools, led by several speakers.
“I like to say that the game separates us, but that the ball unites us “, Smiles the assistant general treasurer of the office of the Jean-Michel Canet-Moise Academy of Catalan rugby, Pierre Aylagas, a personality of the world of rugby and politics. “Rugby in XIII and XV is the collective sport par excellence where courage, mutual aid, solidarity between teammates and respect for the adversary are rented“Recalls the former Rugby Technical Advisor, ex-player then coach of the Argeléian Catalan sports star.
A point of view and the values that the other members of the office of which Yves Tariscon, the president, the two vice-presidents Luis Carles and Christian Galy, the deputy secretary general Yvon Rogé and the Treasurer General Jacques Villepontoux. This noble academy, born August 12, 2006 of the Jean-Michel Canet association, was a conservatory of the Memoirs of Catalan rugby, bringing together more than 5,000 archive documents. To celebrate her 20th anniversary in the fall of 2026, she signed a partnership with the International Photo Journalism Center in order to perform a photo exhibition “intended to be itinerant” Catalan rugbys, from origins to the present day.
Make the youngest discover the beauty and the subtleties of this complete sport
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But closer in the calendar is this cycle of four conferences around the theme of rugby that Yves Taris and his peers have prepared. “On May 12, starting at 6.30 p.m. at the Gallieni of Perpignan barracks, the first conference entitled Rugby at school will be held, rugby schools with several speakers such as Yvan Grésque (XIII Committee), Jean-Louis Duch Soler (XV Committee) and myself. students, educational advisers, and mothers who would leave this conference with the idea of making their children discover, whether in primary school, college, high school, the subtleties and beauty of this full sport, “ details the president.
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A triple objective
Pierre Aylagas Rebondit: “Our goal is triple. We must convince teachers, those who are still refractory, on the very formative aspect of rugby; Encourage club educators to use this sport to develop the necessary moral qualities in children and adolescents. And finally, reassure parents. They must know that in our Catalan rugby schools the young people shake hands, certainly compete on the field but then make a hedge of honor to their opponents and applaud them, whatever the result. And do not forget, before leaving the locker room, to pass a broom and to collect the equipment. This is also the values and the humility of rugby “.
