Aurélien Cologni (born 11 February 1978 in France) is the head coach of FC Lezignan in the

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and the French national rugby league team. Cologni is a former player, a French international who played for the

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club in France's

. He is the son of Jean-Jacques Cologni, who was also a rugby league player and coach.

Career

Coaching

He coached the France 9s squad at the

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. Cologni was

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head coach on two separate occasions.

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External links

Lézignan Sangliers profile
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