Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play in the Nationale 2 competition.
German players The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke.Bruder-Tausch vor Georgien-Spiel: Franke für Franke Rugby-Journal, published: 3 February 2010, accessed: 22 February 2010 Additionally, Frenchman Bruno Stolorz, a coach with the club, is also one of the two German coaches.Bruno Stolorz glaubt an Deutschland totalrugby.de, published: 5 February 2010, accessed: 22 February 2010 Stolorz is provided to the German team by the Fédération française de rugby to improve Germany's performance in the sport.Mark Kuhlmann nicht mehr DRV-Nationaltrainer Rugby-Journal, published: 9 March 2009, accessed: 25 February 2010 With Gilles Pagnon, another RCO player made his debut for Germany against Russia on 13 March 2010.EM-Division 1: DRV-Kader für Spiel in Russland Rugby-Journal, published: 4 March 2010, accessed: 19 March 2010
Clemens von Grumbkow, another German international, left the club in 2009 to join Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato.VON GRUMBKOW CLEMENS Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato website, accessed: 23 February 2010 In 2011, Olivier Galli was selected from the club to represent Germany.
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External links Club website