Amedee Domenech
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Amédée Domenech was a French rugby union
prop. He played for RC Vichy
between 1954 and 1955. After one year he moved to CA Brive
and hepled the club to gain promotion to the first division. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 27 March 1954 against Wales
at Cardiff
. He was nicknamed Le Duc (the Duke). The Stade Amédée-Domenech in Brive-la-Gaillarde
was named in his honour.
After his playing career, Domenech became a businessman and a politician. Most notably he was a regional president of the Radical Party and a city councillor (conseiller municipal) in Brive-la-Gaillarde and Paris. He was also part of Edgar Faure
's cabinet.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
prop. He played for RC Vichy
Racing Club Vichy
Racing Club Vichy is a French semi-professional rugby union team. They currently play at the Fédérale 2.-External links:...
between 1954 and 1955. After one year he moved to CA Brive
CA Brive
Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on...
and hepled the club to gain promotion to the first division. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 27 March 1954 against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. He was nicknamed Le Duc (the Duke). The Stade Amédée-Domenech in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Corrèze department. The population of the urban area was 89,260 as of 1999. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle.-History:...
was named in his honour.
After his playing career, Domenech became a businessman and a politician. Most notably he was a regional president of the Radical Party and a city councillor (conseiller municipal) in Brive-la-Gaillarde and Paris. He was also part of Edgar Faure
Edgar Faure
Edgar Faure was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.-Career:Faure was born in Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon. He trained as a lawyer in Paris and became a member of the Bar at 27, the youngest lawyer in France to do so at the time...
's cabinet.
Honours
- Selected to represent FranceFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
, 1954–1963 - Five NationsSix Nations ChampionshipThe Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
1954, 1955, 1960, 1961 and 1962. - 1961 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia1961 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia-Results:-Forwards:...
- 1960 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay