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So many beautiful people… “RugbItalia”, the meeting of former rugby players of Italian origin in Castelnaudary on Saturday October 5 is sold out, and for good reason: Philippe Sella, Pierre Berbizier and Philippe Spanghero, among others, are on the “sheet match”.
Rugbissimo! A sign of the enthusiasm generated by this second edition, registrations for “RugbItalia” – limited to 111 (the number of selections under the French jersey of the legendary three-quarter center of the XV of France Philippe Sella) – are already closed. Former rugby players of Italian origin will come from all over the great southwest, the land of immigration of their families in the 1920s to the 1960s. In Auch, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, Toulouse, Cahors, Carmaux, L’Isle-Jourdain , Martres-Tolosane, Agen, Dax, Luchon, Rieumes, Montgiscard, Gardouch, Pau, and of course Castelnaudary, Carcassonne and Bram, these children of immigrants grew up, took the social elevator and made the Nation shine with rugby.
Discuss the contribution of Italian immigration to French rugby
Precisely, the objective of this day organized by Pierre Canapa and Henri Cuberli, of the Franco-Italian and Chaurian association La Lambretta Francese, is to discuss the contribution of Italian immigration to French rugby in the 20th century. . From 9 a.m. at the headquarters of the Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois community of communes (CCCLA), in the Nicolas-Appert activity zone, a conference by Nicolas Violle, lecturer in Italian studies at Clermont Auvergne University, followed by a round table, will be held in the presence of Philippe Sella, journalist Jean-Pierre Oyarsabal (“La Dépêche du Midi”) and Philippe Spanghero, former player, boss since 2008 of Team One Group (sports marketing).
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When the emigrants were the Italians: the Spanghero brothers and Philippe Sella in Castelnaudary on October 5 to talk rugby and immigration
Participants will then cross the street to go to the Ibis Style Hotel run by Guy Spanghero and his restaurant the Twickenham Pub, where an Italian aperitif and a chaurienne (cassoulet) meal will be served to them. Last distinguished guest, the no less legendary scrum half of the France team Pierre Berbizier (two Grand Slams in the Five Nations Tournament). Becoming a coach, notably of RC Narbonne between 1998 and 2001, manager of Racing Métro 92 then general manager of Aviron Bayonnais, he was also coach of the French team and… the Italian team. Hold !
