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On the night of January 8-9, 2024, Cédric Rosalen, former top director of the Top 14, died at the age of 43. Tragic news, while French rugby mourns the former player of Perpignan and Narbonne. After his playing career, Rosalen became a coach and was even Regional 2 champion last year with Corbières XV. This season, he was still in charge of the club, which made a big decision for this weekend. The Corbières XV have therefore decided not to field their teams for matches this weekend, as reported by L’Indépendant.
The Corbières XV will not field their teams this weekend
The weekend of January 13th and 14th, neither the juniors nor the senior reserves, nor the One team, which plays Regional 1, will be fielding. The One team was supposed to travel to Uzès on Sunday at 15:00, but the match will not take place following the death of its coach. The pain was too much for the club after the loss of Rosalen, Corbières XV therefore made a difficult decision, but one that is completely understandable. The squad and the group definitely did not have a head start in the preparation for the match. Cédric Rosalen died on the night of January 8-9, 2024 from a pulmonary embolism. In 2022, he took charge of the Corbières XV team. The team that he led to the title of French champion in Regional 2 last year.
To sum it up
On the night of January 8-9, 2024, Cédric Rosalen, former top director of the Top 14, died at the age of 43. Tragic news, while French rugby mourns the former player of Perpignan and Narbonne.
