The former Rugby players of Côte-d'Or gathered in the club house of the Bourillot stadium with around thirty members including several creators of the association: Master Rémy Bourtourault at the origin of the statutes of the structure, Christian Savin, 88 years old, Michel Equey, 79 years old, president since its creation in September 2024. Current events are at the heart of the discussions of this brotherhood committed to helping young people. The secretary, Thierry Manceau, reminds us that the association is not affected by the bankruptcy of Stade Dijonnais. “Our objective is to help all the rugby schools in Côte d'Or, including that of the Stade. Usually, we meet the kids at the start of the season, but given the context, we will go a little later. »
In the coming days, the association will meet children from the RCD, then from Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chenôve and Beaune. Members will also be mobilized on November 30 for the cause of the Telethon, Place du Bareuzai. At the end of the meeting, Pierre Bouvet and Michel Equey immortalized with a souvenir photo the change of presidency recorded at the September AGM.
Pierre Bouvet, the new president
Pierre Bouvet, 75, is the new president of the Anciens Rugbymen de Côte-d'Or, successor to Michel Equey, in office since 2008. A native of Talant, Pierre Bouvet knew Michel Equey at rugby school, but he never He only played for a few years at Stade Dijonnais. He wrote his history of rugby in the South where he had a career in the gendarmerie. “With my job, rugby wasn’t what I wanted; I played mainly in Sisteron, second line or third line. » Back in Côte-d'Or in 1989, he found his friend Michel Equey, who had created the Talant rugby club with Pierre's father.
Michel Regnault
