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| Full name | Les Gaillards Paris Rugby Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Les Gaillards | |
| Founded | 2003 | |
| Location | Paris, France | |
| Chairman | Vianney Mosser | |
| Coach(es) | Thibault Le Maistre Maxence Blanc Mathieu Bordaneil Nicolas Carles | |
| Captain(s) | David Guardiola Coline Siguier-Rigoni | |
| League(s) | FFSE Division 4 AFFR Division 3 IGR | |
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"Les Gaillards Paris Rugby Club" or "Les Gaillards Parisiens" is the first LGBT rugby team in France, created on 19 January 2004[1] and recognised as an association of general interest since 23 February 2023 by the Préfecture de Paris.
The association is a member of the Fédération sportive LGBT+ [2] and of the International Gay Rugby Association and Board[3] with has over 70 member clubs.
History
Creation of the team and the name
"Les Gaillards" came into being informally during April 2003 through a discussion on Yahoo Groupe, which allows the creation of web forums based on discussion topics. Fans of rugby union, all homosexuals, meet on a forum to share their difficulties in practising the sport in a context of homophobia, experienced by several of them.
Les Gaillards set themselves the goal of creating a collective that would enable members to play amateur rugby without suffering discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender. Anyone over the age of majority may join the group.
References
- ↑ "Détail d'une annonce | Associations — Journal Officiel". www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ↑ "Les Gaillards". Fédération Sportive LGBT+ (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ↑ "Les Gaillards Paris Rugby Club". International Gay Rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-11.