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Jean-Jacques Cologni
Jean-Jacques Cologni (born in La Réole, on 15 January 1951) is a French former rugby league player and coach. He played as second-row. Biography He debuted for La Réole XIII, La Réole, with which he debuted at senior level, later joining XIII Catalan in 1972 until his retirement as player in 1986. With XIII Catalan, he won the French Rugby League Championship, French Championship in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985. Due to his club performances, he is called up several times for the France national rugby league team, France national team between 1973 and 1983, taking part at the 1977 Rugby League World Cup. After his player career, he took a coaching career with XIII Catalan, winning the French Rugby League Championship, French Championship in 1987. Personal life His son, Aurélien Cologni is also a rugby league player and coach. Outside the field, he worked as a firefighter. Honours As player *Team honours: **Winner of the Rugby League European Championship: 1977 Rugby Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Réole
La Réole (; oc, La Rèula) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail. La Réole station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux. History There is evidence of a Roman villa, ''La Pontesa'', with an adjoining cemetery which has been dated to be from the 3rd or 4th century. There were other Roman villas nearby. At this time in the region, there were Roman buildings every kilometre and a half or so. Evidence of later dwellings on the ''La Pontesa'' site show that it was inhabited between the 7th and 8th centuries. Nineteen sarcophaguses and funeral articles have been found on this site. La Réole grew up round a monastery founded in the 7th or 8th century, which was reformed in the 11th century and took the name of ''Regula'', whence that of the town. During the Middle Ages, La Réole was a royal town, administered by six ''jurats'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
