Albert Cigagna (born

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, 25 September 1960) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as number-eight. He was nicknamed ''Matabiau''. Cigagna first played at

Stade Bagnérais Stade Bagnérais () is a French rugby union club currently competing at the third level of the French league system (Fédérale 1). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, ...

, moving then to

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulou ...

, where he played from 1983/84 to 1994/95 and he ended his club career at

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique () is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the Sta ...

in 1995/96. He was capitan of Stade Toulousain, from 1988/89 to 1994/95. He won five titles of French Champion, in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994 and 1995, and the Cup of France, in 1984. He was a member of

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Squad at the

1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou ...

finals, where his country reached the 3rd place. He had the only cap of his career at the match for the 3rd place, aged 34 years old. Cigagna was, then, the oldest debutant for France ever. After the end of his career, he's been Physical and Sporting Education teacher and was coach of the youth team of Mazère Cassagne Sports, in 2006.

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1960 births French rugby union players Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Toulouse Stade Toulousain players Living people France international rugby union players 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub