Amédée Domenech Explained

Amédée Domenech
Birth Date:3 May 1933
Birth Place:Narbonne, France
Death Place:Brive, France
Weight:76kg (168lb)
Position:Prop
Repteam1:France
Repyears1:1954–1963
Repcaps1:52
Reppoints1:24
Amatyears1:1953–1955
Amatyears2:1955–1965
Amatteam1:RC Vichy
Amatteam2:CA Brive

Amédée Domenech (May 3, 1933, Narbonne – September 21, 2003 Brive-la-Gaillarde) was a French rugby union prop.[1] He played for RC Vichy between 1954 and 1955. After one year he moved to CA Brive and helped 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).[2] 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DOMENECH AMÉDÉE . Lagrue. Pierre. Encyclopædia Universalis. French. 30 October 2011.
  2. News: Il y a la Brive d'avant et la Brive d'après 1966. 1 January 2007. L'Express. French. 30 October 2011.
  3. News: Le " Duc " tire sa révérence. 2003-09-22. La Dépêche du Midi. French. 30 October 2011.