Cahors Rugby are a

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club. They currently compete in the

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competition, the third division of rugby in France. The club was established in 1908. They play at Stade Lucien Desprats, in

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. They were champions of the

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division in 2003.

Honours

* Deuxième Division: ** Champions: 2005 ** Runners-up: 1993 *

: ** Champions: 2003

Notable former players

Alfred Roques Alfred Roques (17 February 1925 - 7 November 2004) was a French rugby union player who played at prop for the France national rugby union team. Early life and career Alfred Roques was born on February 17, 1925, in Cazes-Mondenard, France. ...

David Auradou David Auradou (born 13 November 1973 in Harfleur, Seine-Maritime) is a French former rugby union footballer. He last played for Paris club Stade Français, where he was the captain, in the ''élite'' Top 14. His usual position was at lock. Care ...

Abdelatif Benazzi Abdelatif Benazzi ( ar, عبد اللطيف بن عزي; born 20 August 1968) is a French- Moroccan rugby union player who represented both Morocco and France.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p71 He pla ...

Philippe Benetton Philippe Benetton (born Cahors, 18 May 1968) is a former French rugby union footballer and currently head coach of Tournon d'Agenais. He played as a flanker. Benetton had two teams during his career, Cahors and Agen, where he played until 2003. H ...

Denis Charvet Denis Charvet (born 12 May 1962 in Cahors) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a centre. Denis Charvet played for Stade Toulousain and Racing Club de France. He earned his first national cap on March 1, 1986 against Wales at Ca ...

Michel Courtiols Michel Courtiols (born 27 April 1965 in Fumel) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He played for Cahors Rugby and for CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde, Bordeaux Bègles, from 1990/91 to 1996/97. He won one title of the French ...

Roger Fite Roger Fite (13 October 1938 – 28 November 2020) was a French rugby union player. Biography Born in Cabrerolles, he began playing for CCA Capdenac in Aveyron, where his family settled. In 1957, he joined Cahors Rugby, where he played alongs ...

Dominique Harize Dominique Harize, born 26 February 1956, was a rugby union player who was capped 9 times. He played with France national rugby union team, France Harize played as Wing (rugby union), Wing for the Stade Toulousain. He was a member of the French tea ...

* Bernard Momméjat

External links

Official website
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Honours

Notable former players

See also

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