Contract players The rugby players of the past, even those from the era of amateurism 'brown', had only rare exception was in the limelight. Some tasted the joys of the 7th art:
- The late "Duke" Amedee Domenech in an OSS 117, in the 60s.
- Denis Charvet, long before the era of professional rugby in "The Mass in B Minor" (1989)
Other tasted the song, long before Star Academy
- Franck Mesnel and team of the Show-Bizz: with the title "When you score a try" to the late 80s.
With the advent of professional rugby players that entered the ground floor in the dynamics of image rights.
Players under contract who sell their images to leading brands:
- Christophe Lamaison for a famous brand of aftershave
- Frederic Michalak for muscle stimulation devices
- Bernard Laporte ham ...
Rugby sport "business"
Rugby out of the rut and take its place in the press, on posters and even on prime-time television. This is the result of many factors:
- The move to professionalism
- Over 40 years of effort by sports commentators such as Roger Couderc, Pierre Salviac, Pierre Albaladejo, Eric Bayle, Thierry Gilhardi to popularize our sport with rules somewhat obscure to the uninitiated
Who would bet there are still 15 years that the coach of the France team would have its puppet Puppets of info, would promote an industrial ham ...
Who would have bet a franc, a group match at Parc des Princes or Stade de France with an unprecedented record attendance?
Rugby all the sauces ...
Today rugby of yesteryear is declined on different products and materials:
- Video games (more than realistic)
- Advertising
- Trade magazines in the 1980s there existed only Midi -Olympic and the late "Drop", now just go for a library to realize the growth of our sport.
players and leaders lend their images to various products and varied ranging from wine to aftershave through insurance ....
We live in a time where rugby is his way and takes place "well deserved". But this is not it a little faster, our sport you it lends itself to such media coverage?
Rugby Village in danger?
advertising revenue generated by the growing media coverage, you it will benefit the foundation of our rugby rugby rugby village or parochial?
The basis of our rugby is in danger, the clubs 'regional series' and "federal division, which were once fertile ground for the elite few years struggling to live, the rising price of licenses, increasing difficulties in maintaining volunteer, the exodus of some young players to clubs the elite, with no real return, if not lean training allowance.
not forget that our clubs have given many regional series given to the elite:
- Serge Betsen: formed club of Clichy-la-Garenne
- Sylvain Deroeux: formed club Livry-Gargan
- Fabien Pelous formed club Saverdun
- Ludovic Valbon formed ASPP
- Valentin Courrent formed club Bobigny
- Titou Lamaison and Julien Peyrelongue trained Perehorade
What will the future of these training clubs?
live or survive, such could be the motto of our club trainers, but the court lift the elite towards the base should be possible, but on what basis? The debate is open ...