The ultimate rugby experience must be rounded off with an engraved rugby souvenir. All professional clubs in the region have opened specialised shops, where supporters can continue to indulge in their passion by sporting their team's colours. These shops sell polos, shorts, shoes, scarves, flags and everything else you could possibly need to be a top fan.
Did you know?
In 2019, the Paris-based rugby club Racing 92 entrusted L’Atelier Tuffery, France's oldest jeans manufacturer, with the task of creating a denim fabric trouser line for its players to wear away from the stadium. Coincidentally, this company was founded in 1892, the year that Racing 92 won the inaugural French domestic rugby championship.
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The master artisanal cabinetmaker Pierre Armengaud uses all kinds of fine wood derived mostly from sustainable sources.
In 2004, Pierre Armengaud set himself apart by making "wooden rugby balls" and personalised sports trophies.
Located at the Moulin de la Jalousie in Belpech, Aude department, Armengaud's workshop is open to the public. It is the only nationally recognised business to specialise in this particular themed market.
The Chocolaterie Artisanale de Larra is a traditional chocolate shop close to Toulouse that sells real-sized chocolate rugby balls.
You can even see how chocolate is made during a live demonstration.
The Narbonne-based designer Stéphanie Marinesse makes unique, rugby-themed clothing. Her most notable creations are a collection of "femme de rugbyman" ("rugby player's wife") T-shirts sold under the brand "15 août" (15 August).
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