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RC Nîmes
Rugby Club Nîmes Gard (also known as just RC Nîmes) are a French rugby union club that currently compete in the Fédérale 2 competition, the third division of French rugby. They have in the past played in the higher divisions, and in 1991 were quarter-finalists of the top French championship. Nîmes were established in 1963 and play in red and green colours. The driving force behind the club has always been former Béziers captain Louis Gagnière, who as president took the club to the top division in the late eighties and early nineties. After a long battle with illness he has returned to the club and they are becoming strong contenders for the top level once again. Honors * French championship: ** Quarter-finalists: 1991 Current squad Notable former players * Marc Andrieu * Didier Camberabero * Hervé Chabowski * Hervé Giraud * Bernard Viviès * Jean-Claude Langlade * Sébastien Bruno * Thierry Devergie * Pierre-Édou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,561 (2019). Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city had a population of 50,000–60,000 and was the regional capital. Several famous monuments are in Nîmes, such as the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison Carrée. Because of this, Nîmes is often referred to as the " French Rome". Origins Nimes is situated where the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River abuts the hills of Mont Duplan to the northeast, Montaury to the southwest, and to the west Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc. Its name appears in inscriptions in Gaulish as ''dede matrebo Namausikabo'' ("he has given to the mothers of Nîmes") and "''toutios Namausatis''" ("citizen of Nîmes"). Nemausus was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofiane Azi
Sofiane, alternatives Soufian, Soufiane, Sofian, Sefiane, Sofyane, Sufian, or Sofyan , Soufyane ( ar, سفيان, Sufyān) is a given Arabic name. It may refer to: Mononym *Sofiane (rapper), full name Sofiane Zermani, French rapper of Algerian origin *Sofiane (singer), full name Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert, French singer and ''Star Academy'' and ''Les Anges de la télé-réalité'' contestant First name ;Soufian * Soufian Benyamina (born 1990), German football player * Soufian Echcharaf (born 1994), Dutch football player * Soufian El Hassnaoui (born 1989), Dutch-Moroccan professional football player *Soufian Moro (born 1993), Dutch football player ;Soufiane *Soufiane Alloudi (born 1983), Moroccan football player * Soufiane Dadda (born 1990), Dutch-Moroccan football player *, Belgian rapper of Moroccan descent *Soufiane Kone (born 1980), French football player *Soufiane Kourdou (born 1985), Moroccan basketball player *Soufiane Laghmouchi (born 1990), Moroccan football player * Soufiane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Baron
Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places United States * Julien's Auctions, an auction house in Los Angeles, California * Julien's Restorator (ca.1793-1823), a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts * Julien Hall (Boston), a building built in 1825 in Boston, Massachusetts * Brasserie Julien, an American restaurant in New York City Elsewhere * Julien Day School, a co-educational primary, secondary and senior secondary school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India * Julien Inc., a Canadian stainless steel fabrication company * Camp Julien, the main base for the Canadian contingent of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan * Fort Julien, a fort in Egypt originally built by the Ottoman Empire and occupied by the French * Pont Julien, a Roman stone arch bridge over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Gibert
Romain may refer to: People Given name * Romain Bussine (1830–1899), French poet and voice professor * Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French writer * Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), French artist and designer known as Erté * Romain Bellenger (1894–1981), French road racing cyclist * Romain Gijssels (1907–1978), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Romain Maes (1912–1983), Belgian cyclist * Romain Gary (1914–1980), French novelist, film director, World War II pilot, and diplomat * Romain Weingarten (1926–2006), French playwright * Romain Duris (born 1974), French actor * Romain Sardou (born 1974), successful French novelist * Romain Barnier (born 1976), freestyle swimmer * Romain Ferrier (born 1976), French defender * Romain Larrieu (born 1976), goalkeeper * Romain Haguenauer (born 1976), French ice dancing coach, choreographer, and former competitor * Romain Dumas (born 1977), French racing driver * Romain Pitau (born 1977), French football midfielder * Romain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Corompt
Fabrice is a French masculine given name from the Roman name ''Fabricius'', which is itself derived from the Latin ''faber'' meaning blacksmith or craftsman. Notable people with the name include: * Fabrice Balanche (born 1969), French geographer * Fabrice Bellard, French computer programmer who founded FFmpeg * Fabrice Benichou (born 1965), French boxer * Fabrice Bry (born 1972), French volleyball player * Fabrice Colin (born 1972), French writer * Fabrice Du Welz (born 1972), Belgian film director * Fabrice Mazliah (born 1972), Swiss Dancer and Choreographer * Fabrice Ehret (born 1979), Swiss-born French footballer * Fabrice Guy (born 1968), French Nordic combined skier * Fabrice Lhomme (born 1965), French investigative journalist * Fabrice Lokembo-Lokaso (born 1982), Congolese footballer * Fabrice Luchini (born 1951), French actor * Fabrice Martin (born 1986), French tennis player * Fabrice Morvan (born 1966), French singer * Fabrice Muamba (born 1988), Congolose-British football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Farani
Daniel Seleni Farani (born 14 March 1977) is a Samoan former rugby union international. Rugby career Born in Wellington, Farani was a back-row forward, based in Europe for the majority of his career. He played his early rugby at Petone and made provincial appearances with Wellington in the late 1990s, before linking up with Stourbridge in 2001. After his sole season in Stourbridge, Farani had a season with Italian club Viadana, then had stints with the Cornish Pirates and Coventry. He competed for Durban-based team Sharks in the 2006 Super 14 season, then played in France until 2012, for SC Albi and RC Nîmes. International Farani played Test rugby for Samoa in 2005 and 2006, gaining nine caps. See also *List of Samoa national rugby union players List of Samoa national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Samoa national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognized by the Samoa Rugby Union as a test match, wheth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Mailhan
__NOTOC__ Raoul is a French variant of the male given name Ralph or Rudolph, and a cognate of Raul. Raoul may also refer to: Given name * Raoul Berger, American legal scholar * Raoul Bova, Italian actor * Radulphus Brito (Raoul le Breton, died 1320), grammarian * See Lament for the Makaris for Roull of Corstorphin and Roull of Aberdene; fifteenth-century poets * Raoul de Godewaersvelde, French singer * Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy; also known as Raoul, Duke of Burgundy (and later king of the Franks), son of Richard of Autun * Raoul Heertje, Dutch stand-up comedian * Raoul Moat, English fugitive and gunman at the centre of the 2010 Northumbria Police manhunt * Raoul of Turenne or Saint-Raoul, archbishop of Bourges, 840–866 * Raoul (founder of Vaucelles Abbey) or Saint Raoul * Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian * Raoul Walsh (1887–1980), film director * Raoul, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Surname * Raoul (Byzantine family), Byzantine ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Hieronimus
Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname Places Australia *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Burke **Electoral district of Gregory, Queensland, Australia *Gregory, Western Australia. United States *Gregory, South Dakota *Gregory, Tennessee *Gregory, Texas Outer space *Gregory (lunar crater) *Gregory (crater on Venus) Other uses * "Gregory" (''The Americans''), the third episode of the first season of the television series ''The Americans'' See also * Greg (other) * Greggory * Gregoire (other) * Gregor (other) * Gregores (other) * Gregorian (other) * Gregory County (other) * Gregory Highway, Queensland * Gregory National Park, Northern Territory * Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland * Justice Gregory (other) * Lake Gregory (other) Lake Greg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Schmit
Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of ''Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 502b and 503a. People *Saint Quentin (died c. 287) *Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian *Quentin Bajac (born 1965), French curator and historian of photography *Quentin Bataillon (born 1993), French politician *Quentin Blake (born 1932), illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books *Quentin Bryce (born 1942), the 25th Governor-General of Australia *Quentin N. Burdick (1908-1992), American lawyer and senator from North Dakota *Quentin Leo Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, British musician *Quentin Cooper (born 1961) a science journalist, and broadcaster. *Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), author and social critic *Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944), British politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwan Carbonne
Erwan () is a masculine Breton given name, sometimes spelled ''Erwann''. Its francization is the French given name Yves. Etymology From Old Breton given name . It might thus be formed of Proto-Brythonic words "well, good" and "talent, natural gift, ability" (compare Welsh and Irish ), or derived from Gaulish name . Sometimes allegedly supposed to come from the Breton word "dragon" because of homophony in Modern Breton. Variants * Masculine : Erwann, Erwane, Eroan, Ervoan, Ervan, Earwinn, Érwann, Érwan, Even or Ewen, Ewan or Evan, Iwan, Eozen, Cheun, Youen, Youenn, If, Ivi or Yvi, Von, Yeun, Yoen, Youn, Yvelin, Hélori, Hélaurie, Herwan, Herwann, Aerwan * Feminine : Erwana, Erwanez, Youna, Youena, Vonig. Notable people Notable people with the name include: *Erwan Bergot (1930–1993), French Army officer and writer *Erwan Berthou (1861–1933), French poet, writer and bard *Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976), French designer. See Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec *Erwan Pain (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Aubery
Andy may refer to: People *Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds *Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano professor *Andy (singer) (born 1958), stage name of Iranian-Armenian singer Andranik Madadian Music * ''Andy'' (1976 album), an album by Andy Williams * ''Andy'' (2001 album), an album by Andy Williams * ''Andy'' (Raleigh Ritchie album), a 2020 album by Raleigh Ritchie * "Andy" (song), a 1986 song by Les Rita Mitsouko Other uses * ''Andy'' (film), a 1965 film *Andy (goose) (1987–1991), a sneaker-wearing goose born without webbed feet *Andy (typeface), a monotype font *Andy, West Virginia, US, a former unincorporated community See also *Andi (other) *Typhoon Andy (other) The name Andy has been used for three tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean. * Typhoon Andy (1982) Typhoon Andy, known in the Philippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
