David Aucagne (born 14 February 1973) is a retired French

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player. Aucagne, who played at

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, has been the coach of the French under-20 team since retiring in 2008. He made his debut for

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against

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on 15 February 1997.

Biography

Aucagne played for

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of ...

, his hometown team, as a youngster, but he moved to

Paris Université Club Paris Université Club, also known as Paris UC and PUC, is a French multi-sport club that was founded on 1 May 1906. The club is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Sports The club offers the following sports, among others: * Baseball ...

, where he was coached by Daniel Herrero, in 1991. He spent five years with Paris before being offered the opportunity to play at a higher level with Pau. With Pau he won the

Challenge Yves du Manoir The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir. History The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...

in 1997, this was the only major trophy he won during his career. Aucagne later had spells with

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 Pa ...

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and Montpellier. Aucagne made his international debut during the

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, in which France completed the

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