Amédée Domenech (May 3, 1933,

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...

– September 21, 2003 Brive-la-Gaillarde) was a French

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. 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

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. 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

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, 1954–1963 * Five Nations 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961 and 1962. *

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* 1960 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay

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1933 births 2003 deaths French people of Catalan descent French rugby union players France international rugby union players Radical Party (France) politicians French sportsperson-politicians People from Narbonne Sportspeople from Aude Rugby union props {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub