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2012-02-07T08:50:00.003+01:00

Après un long moment d'inactivité, le blog revient aux affaires.

Mais que s'est-il passé depuis tout ce temps? Où en sont les Bombers?

Le 05/11/11, confirme leur victoire à Strasbourg en s'imposant le 05/11/2011 face à leur vice-champion de France, les redoutables Toulouse Hawks sur le score sans appel de (14.13) 97 à (5.4) 34. Les meilleurs joueurs côté bordelais sont Julien, Loïc le fléau et Will notre recrue australienne, achetée aux Crows d'Adelaïde (pour un montant resté secret jusqu'à présent, mais certains parlent du plus gros transfert de l'histoire du club).

Le 10 décembre, au terme d'un match très engagé et serré, les girondins dominent les Cockerels de Paris sur le score de (14.15) 99 à (12.9) 81. Entame très serrée avec une légère domination parisenne, 16 à 12 pour les Cockerels à la fin du premier quart, trop de déchets dans les kicks chez nous. Même constat sur le deuxième quart, les parisiens restent en tête à la mi-temps 42 à 33 (il me semble). Le troisième quart est complétement à notre avantage, Paris ne marque quasiment pas et nous mettons que des goals: 66 à 49. La dernière partie du match est étouffante, Paris revient à 1 point au milieu du quart, mais nous leur mettons deux goals coup sur coup. Résultat 99 à 81.Un bel après-midi de footy, sous le soleil, avec environ une petite centaine de spectateurs (il y avait un tournoi de rugby des gamins juste à côté). Match très éprouvant, très technique. Beaucoup de beaux marks et de beaux goals. A Paris, le meilleur joueur a été Matt, le full forward, auteur de superbes marks et de 5 ou 6 goals. Le ruck de Paris s'est blessé au rein et a fait une petite visite aux urgences.

Enfin, le 18 février aura lieu la coupe Grand Sud. Nous sommes les organisateurs et tout le club est mobilisé pour offir une organisation parfaite. Nous accueillons pour l'occasion les Coyotes de Cergy, les Tigers de Perpignan, les Hawks de Toulouse et les Dockers de Marseille.

Comment ci-rendre :

Stade des Bords de Jalles, Chemin de Cantelaude,
33160 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles

En bus : liane 3 depuis Bordeaux Centre (arrêt Gadret) ou ligne 30 depuis Mérignac Centre (arrêt Gadret)

Format :

Le tournoi se déroule sous la forme d’un mini-championnat où chaque équipe se rencontre.

Les matchs sont disputés en deux mi-temps de 15 minutes chacune avec une pause de 5 minutes entre les deux.

Programme : (les équipes sont notés de A à E en attendant le tirage au sort le matin)

9h30 : Arrivée des équipes
10h30 : A – B
11h05 : C – D
11h40 : B – E
12h15 : A – D
12h50 : C - E
13h30 : Déjeuner
15h00 : B – D
15h35 : A – E
16h10 : C – B
16h45 : D – E
17h20 : A – C
19h30 : Remise des récompenses

Palmarès :

2010 : Toulouse Crocodiles
2011 : Toulouse Hawks (ex Crocodiles)

Article SUD OUEST 4 octobre 2011

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04/10/2011

Une équipe locale de football australien a participé à une Coupe du Monde

Alban Schieber est un jeune illacais qui est parti en Student Exchange avec le Rotary en 2005/2006 dans la petite ville de Mount Gambier (South Australia) où il a découvert le football australien.

"Après l'avoir pratiqué pendant une année entière, le retour au rugby avait un goût amer, avoue le jeune homme. Le football australien est un sport tout jeune en France et à Bordeaux mais qui a tendance à grandir assez vite. Le club des Bordeaux Bombers a été créé en 2008 à Saint Médard pour participer à la 1e édition du championnat de France ainsi qu'à la 1e Coupe de France. Aujourd'hui, il existe des clubs à Bordeaux, Toulouse, Paris, Marseille, Montpellier, Perpignan ou encore Strasbourg. Chaque année, un championnat et plusieurs coupes sont disputés à travers le pays. En moins de 3 ans nous avons réussi à nous structurer et à créer une équipe solide pour devenir cette année championne de France. Suite à une année 2010/2011 exceptionnelle, la moitié des joueurs de l'équipe de Bordeaux a été sélectionnée pour participer à la 4e édition de la coupe du monde de Football australien. Après avoir eu l'honneur d'être capitaine de l'équipe de Bordeaux pendant 2 saisons, j'ai également eu la chance d'être sélectionné en équipe de France pour les coupes d'Europe en Croatie et en Italie mais aussi pour la coupe du Monde 2011 disputée en août à Sydney et Melbourne (Australie). En effet, cette année, la France a participé pour la 1e fois à une coupe du Monde de Football Australien à 18 joueurs. Après un début difficile contre les tenants du titre (défaite contre la Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée) l'équipe de France a été redirigée en 2e division dans laquelle elle a battu les îles Timor, l'Inde et la Peace Team (Israël et Palestine) pour jouer la petite finale contre les Fidji, qu'elle a perdu. Cependant l'équipe de France a surpris les australiens grâce à ses qualités humaines et à son esprit de fair-play. Et malgré la défaite, je vis aujourd'hui avec des souvenirs plein la tête et la fierté d'avoir pu représenter la France dans une compétition internationale."

Sport roi au pays des kangourous, le football australien se joue à 9 ou à 18 sur un terrain ovale possédant 4 poteaux à chaque extrémité. On peut y retrouver des phases de jeu du Rugby, du basket, du foot ou même du football américain. Alban est entré au "Bordeaux Bombers" en 2009 et il est actuellement l'un des 3 coachs du club (tous ont eu leur diplôme en Australie).

Photos de Melina Isaksson : Récupération de balle et cérémonie d'ouverture.

Résumé officiel de la première journée de championnat

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MARDI 27 SEPTEMBRE 2011

BORDEAUX S'IMPOSE LOGIQUEMENT A STRASBOURG

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Le beau temps était de la partie pour accompagner l'ouverture du championnat de France à Strasbourg. L'équipe locale des Kangourous savait qu'elle aurait fort à faire en accueillant le champion national en titre, les Bordeaux Bombers. Cependant, l'absence de quelques internationaux (Loïc Besnard, Mikaël Trividic et Yoann Alliot-Marty) pouvait présager une équipe bordelaise affaiblie,donc un match équilibré.
C'est en effet ce qui se produisit tout au long de cette haletante rencontre puisque dès les premières minutes de la rencontre, on vit un chassé-croisé au score entre les deux équipes. Cependant à la fin du premier quart,les visiteurs bordelais prenaient l'ascendant physiquement et techniquement enchaînant une série de goals qui leur permettaient d'avoir un avantage confortable au tableau de marque: 40-19.
Lors du deuxième quart, ce sont les Strasbourgeois qui prirent l'avantage dans le jeu grâce à une domination de leur milieu. Malheureusement pour eux, la concrétisation des occasions n'étaient pas à la hauteur avec seulement 2 goals pour 4 behinds. A la mi-temps, l'avance des Bombers n'était plus que de 12 points (47-35).
Les Kangourous continuèrent à mettre la pression lors du troisième quart alors que l'équipe de Bordeaux commençait à ressentir la fatigue liée au long déplacement et à l'engagement physique de la rencontre. Cette troisième période allait être entachée par la blessure spectaculaire de Valentin Mendoza qui se déboîtait la rotule à 5 minutes du terme du quart. Ce coup du sort allait provoquer une coupure du jeu de quelques minutes et allait encore intensifier la tenson entre les deux formations.
Alors que les locaux n'étaient plus qu'à six longueurs des champions de France, ils allaient subitement se disloquer et laisser filer le match. En effet au lieu de presser leurs adversaires et de se galvaniser, les Kangourous s'énervaient et subissaient les assauts des Bordelais qui faisaient preuve d'un insolent réalisme à l'image de leur buteur Julien Correia, une fois de plus auteur d'une brillante prestation.
Au final, les Bombers se sont imposés logiquement sur le score de 95-66 grâce à un jeu plus posé et maîtrisé que des Strasbourgeois qui se sont mis la pression tout seuls.
En tout cas, ce match a prouvé que le championnat national de l'édition 2011-2012 s'annonce serré et passionnant.

LA FEUILLE DE MATCH:

STRASBOURG 9.12.66
BORDEAUX 14.11.95

Evolution du score: 1er quart:19-40 / 2ème quart: 35-47 / 3ème quart: 52-60

Arbitre: Adam LeNevez

Les buteurs:

pour Strasbourg: Dimitri Hertzog 4.1 ; Antoine Werner 2.2 ; Joevin L'Hotellier 1.4 ; Benjamin Lienhardt 1.0 ; Thibaud Denoyer 1.1 ; Angus Morrison 0.3 ; Marc Jund 0.1 ; Florent Thien 0.1

pour Bordeaux: Julien Correia 9.0 ; Alexandre Vautrin 2.2 ; Pascal Ivorra 2.3 ; Alexandre Hirth 1.0 ; Frédéric Zohar 0.3 ; Valentin Mendoza 0.1 ; Tirs contrés: 0.2

Meilleurs joueurs:

Strasbourg: Julien Tanguy, Antoine Werner, Dimitri Hertzog

Bordeaux: Julien Correia, Samuel Séjourné, Loïc Raphaël

Présentation de l'équipe de France pour Belfast

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France Coqs

The French are bringing five players to Belfast who recently returned from the IC11 in Australia; Thomas Urban, Mickaël Trividic, Emilien Martinez, Pascal Ivorra and Alban Schieber.

While their experience will be greatly appreciated, coach Cyril Talon says some of their best players from the IC11 either stayed on to work in Australia after the IC, or are back in Canada, where they were playing in Montréal and Toronto.

Talon adds though "The guys in the squad like Julien and Sylvain Maylie from Toulouse, Loïc Raphaël and Julien Correia from Bordeaux are very good too and wanted to come to the IC, were unable through injury or work. They are training very hard during the summer, motivated by the french 'odyssey' in Oz. So we haven't got the best team than we could have, but a good and strong team, to play a good competition and to get our ranking in Europe at 9 a side, for me in the top 6."

The French domestic scene is also growing strong, with their 2011-12 season kicking off last weekend, with Paris defeating Toulouse 111-73 and Bordeaux over Strasbourg 95-66.

Résultats de la coupe d'Europe à Belfast

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Résultat de l'équipe de France à Belfast

Date	Time	Home	Score	Points	Away	Score	Points	Location	Type	Schedule
Oct 8, 2011	4:00 pm	France	31	0	Scotland	5	0	Pitch 1	Playoffs	EuroCup 2011
Oct 8, 2011	2:00 pm	England	80	0	France	14	0	Pitch 1	EuroCup Quarter Final	EuroCup 2011
Oct 8, 2011	12:00 pm	Netherlands	1	0	France	41	2	Pitch 1	Pool A	EuroCup 2011
Oct 8, 2011	10:00 am	Denmark	24	2	France	15	0	Pitch 1	Pool A	EuroCup 2011

Classement des nations

1. Ireland

2. Croatia

3. England

4. Croatia

5. France

6. Scotland

...

13. Finland

14. Suède

...

18. Nos amis Islandais

Cette coupe d'Europe permet à l'équipe de France d'obtenir son meilleur résultat dans une compétition international.

A noté que pour cette compétition, les 5 Bombers présents étaient tous titulaires.

Alban Schieber était capitaine.

Et enfin Loic Raphaël a été élu dans l'équipe des meilleurs joueurs du tournoi.

EU CUP tirage au sort

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Hot on the heels of the 2011 International Cup, Belfast is preparing to host a slew of European nations at the annual EuroCup.

Eighteen men's and two women's teams will contest this year's competition in what is shaping up to be the biggest and best attended EuroCup.

All four of the European Nations that competed in the AFL International Cup are also attending the EuroCup with International Cup winners and host nation, Ireland clear favourites. Ireland's women's team will also compete against Switzerland.

With the final teams confirmed, the random drawn fixture has been finalised.

Phase 1 will consist of six pools of three, with each team playing each other once.

The six pool winners will advance to the EuroCup Finals while the six pool runners-up will compete for the Tier 2 Plate. The third-placed teams will compete for pride in the bowl.

The top two ranked teams in each tier, i.e 1,2,7,8, 13 & 14 will advance directly to their respective Semi Finals, while the remaining teams play Quarter finals for the right to meet them.

All of this means that the lesser ranked teams will play a minimum of four games, while most teams will play four or five on the day, so hopefully all teams get value from the experience.

The Pools drawn for Phase one are as follows.

Pool A: Netherlands, France, Denmark
Pool B: Italy, Germany, Sweden
Pool C: Ireland, Europe, Austria
Pool D: England, Wales, Iceland
Pool E: Spain, Scotland, Finland
Pool F: Croatia, Catalunya, Russia

A full schedule of fixtures can be found on the AFL Europe tournament website.

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Des Bombers à Belfast.

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Six bombers ont été sélectionné pour participer à la 5eme coupe d'Europe à 9 qui se déroulera à Belfast.

Julien Correia

Loic Raphaël

Valentin Mendoza

Pascal Ivorra

Mickaël Trividic

Alban Schieber

Bonne chance à vous 6!

Fiji triumph in Division two

2011-10-14T13:14:00.000+02:00

Fiji v France

Fiji 9.8 (62) def France 3.3 (21)

Fiji Tribe has won the division two grand final in their first ever International Cup defeating France Coqs by 41 points.

Both teams entered this year's event relatively unknown but as the tournament progressed they improved significantly to have a shot at this year's title.

The French became a crowd favourite at IC11 with their matching uniforms (including shoes), their trademark winning celebrations and football to match.

Fiji on the other hand has been riding off the back of the AFL wave in the south pacific nations and the recent success of West Coast and Fijian-born star Nic Naitanui.

Unfortunately there could only be one winner and this time it was the Tribe's athleticism and skill which got them over the line against the determined Les Coqs.

The French kicked the opening goal of the match and were playing with plenty of run and excitement until the Fijians finally clicked into gear in the second quarter.

The Tribe kicked five goals to nil while keeping their opponents scoreless in the match defining quarter.

The Fiji juggernaut continued in the third quarter piling on their seventh unanswered goal while keeping the French scoreless.

At their best, the Tribe was switching the ball from defence to attack with ease while their forwards were weaving their way through traffic and kicking goals from all areas on the field.

Mesake Saqanamua (#23) starred for the winners and took home the medal for the best player in the Grand Final.

Both teams will take a lot out of their IC11 performances and know the areas they need to work on to challenge for the division one title in three years time.

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France move into div 2 final

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France v Peace Team

France 5.5 (35) d Peace Team 4.5 (29)

France Coqs managed to scrape a six-point win against improved Peace Team to put the French Roosters into the division two Grand Final.

The game started out as an arm wrestle, with both sides struggling to hit targets under pressure.

France were doing all the attacking, but couldn’t convert until Gregoire Patacq kicked the first goal of the game.

The Peace Team had chances, but couldn’t get on the board minaly through decision making errors such as having a running shot on goal and putting it out on the full, instead of kicking to the man loose in the goalsquare.

At quarter time France 1.1 led Peace Team 0.0 with the start of the second term seeing the French pull further ahead through a mark and goal to Bouron.

Nimrod Vromen for the Peace Team got their first on the board, followed up by Bouron’s second for France, this time from a free kick.

The French had all the run, although the Peace Team’s pressure at the man was making it hard for them to finish. Peace Team's Kamal Abu Althom was marking strongly, creating opportunities through the centre.

Patacq kicked his second major a few minutes later from the opposite pocket to put the French three goals up.

The Peace Team had a chance to pull the margin back when Almanasra marked the ball in the goal square, but he only managed a point from dead in front, the half time score 4.1 to 1.2 in favour of the French.

At half time, Dipper exhorted his Peace Team charges to get back to basics, noting that they’d given away too many easy frees and missed goals they should have nailed.

The third quarter began with a free to the Peace Team and for the first half of the term, it looked like they were set to rally, goaling through Benvenisty and a brilliant running goal on a tight angle to Abu Althom.

France regained their momentum, but couldn’t kick a goal, going to the three quarter time break France 4.3 to Peace Team 3.2.

In the last term, fatigue showed on both teams in warm conditions.

The Peace Team looked as if they might come back, getting within a kick late in the match, but after a free kick to the Peace Team after the siren only added a point., it was France's game by seven points.

A valiant effort by the Peace Team but no win today. France will go through to the division two Grand Final on Friday where they're likely to face Fiji Tribe

France finals contenders?

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India v France

France 14.15 (99) def India 1.2 (8)

India Tigers headed into the match winless having lost to New Zealand, Sweden and China in their opening three matches. While on the other hand, France Coqs had only recorded one win for the tournament - a comprehensive 109-point victory over struggling Timor-Leste.

India looked electric early continually pumping the ball into their forward 50 and they were rewarded when Prakash Kailasanathan (#18) goaled, the first for the match.

But before they had enough time to celebrate France hit back straight away through Ludovic Galiana (#98) and then Gregoire Patacq (#13) to go into the first break with a seven point lead.

When France found their kicking boots they looked unstoppable. A four goal second-quarter to nil set up a commanding 34-point lead at halftime and they continued on with it in the second half.

With India’s playing stocks low (they were down to 17 fit men for the majority of the match), the side simply couldn’t keep up with their European opponents.

As they had done in their previous match, France piled on the goals in the second half.

They raced out to a comfortable 70-point lead at three-quarter-time which was extended to 91 points when the last siren sounded.

One of the plays of the day was a 150 metre, nine bounces solo effort by Wilfried Houvion (#9) who set up his teammate for a magnificent goal.

France has now kicked 31 goals in their last two games (17 against Timor-Leste) and will be full of confidence heading into the Division 2 finals series in Melbourne next week.

France
Goal kickers: G Patacq 3, W Teissier 2, J Foirien 2, L Galiana 2, W Houviono 2, R Bonnay, J Griner, C Jan-Mahamad
Best players: W Houvion, W Teissier, G Patacq, C Jan-Mahamad, J Robert-Theis, A Schieber

India
Goal kickers: P Kailasanathan
Best players: J Himat, V Richie, D Kaushik, J D’Moore, J Akhtar, D Ross

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French Coqs overcome Timor's Crocs

2011-10-14T13:06:00.000+02:00

France v Timor-Leste

France: 17. 20 (122) def Timor-Leste: 2. 1 (13)

In trying conditions at Blacktown, France Les Coqs took on Timor-Leste Crocs in their opening division 2 match.

France began the game brilliantly, kicking two goals in the first two minutes.

Timor responded by kicking their first goal of IC11, fueling plenty of spirit at the first break.

Injuries were the main story in the second quarter,

With two Timor players having to leave the field for treatment, France's increased pressure as well as skill level showed with the Coqs kicking three goals to none.

In the second half, Timor's limited bench players gave them nowhere to turn and France ran away with the game, kicking a further 12 goals to the Croc's single.

France:
Goal kickers: Galiana 3, Zohah 2, Houvian 2, Labigang 2, Giner 1, Besnard 1, Mahamad 1, Pabacq 1, Charlet 1, Bouron 1, Ivorra 1, Finnsson 1.
Best players: Theis, Patacq, Ivorra, Mahammad, Trividic and Brehiere

Timor-Leste
Goal kickers: Ferreira 2
Best players: Carlos, Anitsel, Hakim, Adelio, Florindo, A.Ferreira

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IC11 Group 1 Match Reports

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PNG v Tonga

PNG 6.8 (44) def Tonga 1.1 (7)

Papua New Guinea Mosquitoes opened the 4th AFL International Cup with a solid win over the Tonga Tigers. PNG started a little slowly with Tonga's Simote Taunga running on to a loose ball and kicking the opening goal of the tournament.

But the Mozzies steadied and started using their running handball style to good effect, leading at half time 3.4 (22) to 1.1 (7).

The sunshine was warm but the Tongans felt the heat in the second half, with their defence under siege. Defenders resorted to bombing the ball out of their defensive 50m and PNG peppered the goals.

2008 star Amua Pirika cruised around half forward looking dangerous, but didn't have his kicking boots on.

The Mozzies appeared to be kicking further than 2008, using the ball more efficiently and ultimately pulled away to a comfortable win. A brave first up effort from Tonga and they will give some of the middle-ranked sides a run for their money.

PNG
Goal Kickers: E. Wartovo 2, A. Pinda 2, B. Beno
Best Players: T. Carbry, E. Wartovo, J. Ikupu, S. Susuve, G. Aki, A. Pirika

Tonga
Goal Kickers: S. Taunga
Best Players: H. Loni , P. Mahina, T. Fihaki, S. Nau, F. Jnr Ta''ai, H. Fisitalia

by Troy Thompson

PNG v France

PNG 10.10 (70) def France 0.0 (0)

In fine sunny conditions in Sydney's Blacktown, the scene was set for the French Les Coqs to debut on Australian soil.

In a massive ask, they took on reigning IC champions Papua New Guinea in what was likely the toughest task the French will face in this tournament.

PNG opened the scoring, but the next PNG forward thrust was thwarted to the cheers of the French supporters as their centre half back, Patacq, claimed a mark and cleared the defensive zone.

Shortly after, PNG's Pirika provided a Blair Campbell moment with a glorious banana from the right forward pocket to extend the early lead.

The French were momentarily inspired by a strong tackle from Gregoire Patacq, earning a free on the half back boundary in front of the cheering French bench.

At half time, the score was PNG 5.6 (36) with France yet to score.

The second half saw PNG inspired by clean forward Susuve -- coming off Gold Coast TAC/VFL experience -- and PNG again dominated the scoreboard.

To their credit, The French persisted well regularly got first hands on the ball from the centre ruck. However, PNG ran out comfortable victors over the scoreless French.

PNG
Goal kickers: S. Susuve 4, B. Beno 2, P. Lambi , A. Pirika, J. Nemete, T. Gavuri
Best Players: T. Gavuri, S. Susuve, B. Sovare, G. Simon, P. Lambi, E. Wartovo

France
Best Players: C. Jan-Mahamad, M. Trivdic, P. Thomas Finnsson, L. Besnard, P. Ivorra, G. Patacq

by Michael Christiansen

Tonga v France

Tonga 7.6 (48) def France 1.1 (7)

The Tongan Tigers broke through for their first International Cup victory, defeating a spirited French side. The Tigers were ferocious at the ball but France's tall timber such as Mickael Trividic (#31) gave them first use of the ball in the centre.

Several forward thrusts by France went unrewarded and it was Tonga who started scoring goals. Sione Tupou (#28) was using his size to good advantage, busting tackles and having shots on goal.

At half time it was Tonga 3.2 (20) with no score to France.

The second half started with a bit of niggle, and it was France's James-Robert Theis (#11) who made history.

A good solid chest mark was followed by the first goal for France in International Cup history.

But Tonga answered quickly with a beautiful goal by Kafoa Tuaefe (#17) after he weaved through traffic to kick from the goal square. In the end it was Tonga that celebrated its first International Cup victory.

Tonga
Goal Kickers: S. Taunga, S. Nau, P. Mahina, K. Tuaefe, S. Tupou , U. Kivalu, A. Epenisa
Best Players: P. Mahina, K. Tuaefe, H. Fisitalia, U. Kivalu, T. Fihaki, S. Nau

by Brett Northey

World Footy News

IC11 team profiles

2011-10-14T11:08:00.001+02:00

FRANCE
France will make its international debut in the International Cup in 2011, but 'Les Coqs' have been active since 2004 when they first played in the EU Cup. The first French team was established in 1995 close to Le Havre in Normandy with the first match played in Normandy in 2000.

In 2008 the first French Cup was played in Paris and there currently are seven teams playing across two leagues.

One of first the Australian football matches played outside Australia was in France in 1916 during World War I at the Somme. A feature in the French football calendar is the annual Anzac Cup played between French and Australian ex-pat teams in Villers-Bretonneux.

Brett Kirk says: "France are an unknown quantity. I did see a few of their players, one guy in particular who is one of the best European players going around."

France Coqs Team List

French Coqs up for the challenge

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Country: France
Capital: Paris
Population: 65,000,000
National language: French
Number of AFL participants: 150
Team nickname: Les Coqs
National sport: Soccer and Rugby Union

Road to the International Cup:
Australian Football was played in France for the first time during the First World War. After a few attempts to develop the game in the 1990s, some Australians and French created clubs in Paris and Strasbourg in 2004. Since then, five other clubs have been created in the south of the country. Some of them have established relationships with AFL Premiership clubs (Hawthorn and Fremantle).

For a couple of years, the French Australian clubs have affiliated to a national association, called “Union Nationale Sportive Léo Lagrange”. This association, recognised by the French government and the French Olympic Committee, helps clubs in their development and management, according to French government expectations. Inside this association, a board was created to manage the Australian football body: the “Commission Nationale de Football Australien” (CNFA).

Now French football has a national championship and a cup. Since 2004, the national team has played every European Cup and has participated in the European Championship with Iceland (mixed team). The team has been engaged in the International Cup for more than a year.

Because of the lack of knowledge of football in France, it is hard to find sponsors and help to participate. But everyone in the team is very invested in this adventure and all the players and staff have paid their own money to travel and stay. We thank our partners for furnishing all our equipment for the competition.

For the last three years the French have organised a game against a selection of Australian expats living in Europe to commemorate ANZAC Day. The games are played in Villers-Bretonneux and until this year were played in the 9-a-side format. They are now played in full format on a dedicated oval overlooking the Australian memorial.

Even if the team doesn’t have the full-format experience, playing at IC11 is a challenge that we accept.

France Q&A

How did the team come together?
The majority of our players come from France but we also have some who play in Canada and in Australia. So we made an appointment to get together in Sydney one week before Cup begins.

How long have you been training for?
We organised many training events during the year with all the players living in France. To welcome the other French coming from overseas, we will organise trainings during the week before the Cup.

Did Brett Kirk train with you?
No, just a lunch with the Paris team.

How do you think you’ll go at the International Cup?
It will depend on the seeding round. But if we are in the Division 2 we think that we have a chance to win it.

How did your country start playing AFL?
AFL began in 2004, introduced by Australian expats in Paris. But all other clubs were started by French people.

Why play AFL?
It is a complete sport, physically intense, easy to learn the basics, and everyone can play it.

What is your perception of Australia?
This is the dream of many French people. The country looks beautiful and the Australian culture is very attractive.

Most exciting part of this trip for you?
For many of us, this is our first time to Australia; discovering the original game and representing our country are awesome.

Who do you think will be your toughest opponent?
Our first game in the competition is against PNG, they are our toughest opponent, but we don’t expect much about this game. We think the Tonga match will be crucial for the rest of the competition.

Can you see AFL becoming a truly international game in the future?
Yes, probably in a decade. For that, if an international association is created, recognised by the International Olympic Committee, a continental association could be created and national association will be recognised by the national government (especially in Europe)

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A World view

2011-10-14T11:01:00.000+02:00

"AT THE recent 2011 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships at Blacktown in Sydney both the South Pacific and World XVIII teams secured their first ever victories against traditional states Tasmania and Northern Territory respectively.

For me, it was the clearest indication of the future of our game in my experience - the first time I have truly believed that we can consistently develop international talent for the highest level, even if it is still some time before we can entrench the game in countries other than our own.

In the midst of all this excitement I received the news of my former coach and legendary AFL figure Allan Jeans' passing. Everyone knows where they were when someone famous or someone they loved dies.

Many thoughts sprung to mind when I thought of Allan upon hearing the sad news. For starters, when I called him "Allan" as a young player and he said, "Son, you can call me Yab."

I wondered what he would make of the South Pacific and World teams if he saw them in action, and what he would make of the AFL's push into the international market.

It was one of the very few things we didn't discuss about the modern game.

There are two things that immediately spring to mind.

Yab was always asking me, when the question of AFL expansion was raised: "I understand why they are doing it, but where's all the talent going to come from?"

And the second is his response to a question once asked of him about whether champion Hawthorn rover John Platten should get his hair cut.

In his usual dry wit he replied, "If it will make him play any better."

If I could speak to him again there's a lot I'd like to tell him, but in response to the talent question I'd tell him, "I've seen some part of the solution."

That's what happened this week in Sydney

The South Pacific boys, who hailed from Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand and Tonga, have shown just how fertile this region, which sits on our doorstep, can be for the AFL.

As athletes and footballers they are powerful, creative, competitive, skilful, athletic and exciting.

Just think about Nic Naitanui and then think how much more exciting the AFL would be with another 10 of him running around. With the right support it will happen.

And then there's the World team, who were so excited when they won that it was infectious.

It had me racing for the changing rooms just to hear what the victory song would be.

I had considered the Band Aid anthem, We are the World, or the pumping rock of Status Quo's, Rocking All Over the World. It was neither, but whatever they were singing it was heartfelt and passionate.

Who says sport can't make a difference in cultural harmony?

The World team has many players from multicultural backgrounds, many of whom have resided in Australia for a few years and have embraced the game with gusto and skill, and others who had their passion for Australian football ignited in their home countries.

It doesn't matter how they discover the game, just as long as they do.

The World team is obviously different to the South Pacific, but no less exciting, powerful, competitive, quick and skilful.

Players came from Uganda, Canada, East Timor, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, New Zealand, the US, Scotland and Ireland.

Another part of the talent search solution is in Yab's subtle response to the question about Platten's hair.

And that is, it doesn't matter what you look like or where you come from. It's whether you can play the game.

The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of the AFL or its clubs

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2011 AFL International Cup Draw

2011-10-14T10:58:00.000+02:00

Following the June 30 close of nominations for the 2011 International Cup, the AFL has released the final draw and full itinerary.

2011 International Cup Draw
Full Itinerary

Features of the draw include:
A men’s seeding round on the first day with teams being fed into pools and playing each other in a NAB Cup format (shortened games of 2 x 15 minute halves with a 10 minute half-time and 20 minute break between matches)
The top two teams ranked in each pool according to their performance in the seeding round based on wins, losses and percentage will advance to Division 1. The bottom team in each pool will compete in Division 2
There will be 12 places in Division 1 and 6 places in Division 2
There will be one Women’s Division
There will be prize-money on offer for the top three place-getters in Men’s Division 1, the Winner of Men’s Division 2 and the top two place-getters of the Women’s Division
Sunday August 14 is a free day
All teams will have the same number of days break across the tournament - nine in total - with Division 1 Grand Finalists, ten
The Division 1 ranking after the seeding round will determine a team’s match sequence and as a result the number of rest days in between games will vary between teams
There will be a curtain raiser played on Sunday August 21 at ANZ stadium and a Parade of Nations at half time. Team selection for this game will follow the Seeding Round on day one
Community Round: mid-week games in Sydney will be played at a variety of venues around Sydney enabling teams to connect to local communities
Final teams for IC11 Men’s and rankings are:
1. PNG
2. New Zealand
3. South Africa
4. Ireland
5. Nauru
6. Canada
7. USA
8. Japan
9. Great Britain
10. Denmark
11. Sweden
12. Tonga
13. Peace Team
14. Fiji
15. East Timor
16. China
17. India
18. France

Final teams for IC11 Women’s and rankings are:
1. PNG
2. Aust
3. Canada
4. Ireland
5. USA

The AFL welcomes for the first time men’s teams from Fiji, East Timor and France while welcoming Tonga into the main draw and five women’s teams for the first time representing PNG, USA, Canada, Ireland and an Australian Indigenous/Multicultural team.

RANKINGS MEN'S DRAW
The first 11 places were ranked on previous performance in 2008 while 12 to 18 were ranked at AFL discretion given they are either new teams or at the beginning of an in country development program.

RANKINGS WOMEN'S DRAW
Given there is no International Cup history, rankings were random and drawn out of a hat.

PRIZE MONEY
Nominal Prize money has been introduced for the first time to assist in the development of the game on the team’s return to their country. Prize money will be awarded by way of a grant to the recipient countries for the 2012 season.

The breakdown is as follows:
Men’s Division 1
• First Place $6,000
• Second Place $3,000
• Third Place $1,750

Men’s Division 2
• First Place $1,000

Women’s Division 1
• First Place $2,000
• Second Place $1,000
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IC11 nations confirmed

2011-10-14T10:53:00.003+02:00

The Australian Football League wishes to advise 18 nations will compete in the fourth Australian Football International Cup in August 2011.

The countries that will participate in the carnival are; Canada, China, Denmark, East Timor, Fiji, France, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peace Team (comprising of both Israeli and Palestinian players), Sweden, South Africa, Tonga and USA.

There are four teams making their International Cup debut; East Timor, Fiji, France, and Tonga.

Venues in Sydney’s Greater West will host matches from Saturday August 13 to Sunday August 21 and Melbourne’s Royal Park will host matches on Wednesday August 24 and Friday August 26.

Two International Cup matches will be played as AFL curtain-raisers; before Sydney Swans v St Kilda at ANZ Stadium on Sunday August 21 and the grand final match will be played prior to Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday August 27. Both AFL matches will feature a ‘Parade of Nations’ where all teams will be presented at halftime.

For the first time five women’s teams will also participate; Canada, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, USA and a combined multicultural and Indigenous team.

AFL International Development Manager, Tony Woods, said the International Cup is a showcase of the growth of the game around the world and is a reflection of the diversity within our game.

“There will be up to 1000 players and officials taking part in the carnival. With 18 nations participating, this will be the biggest and most exciting International Cup yet.

“We look forward to welcoming the nations, watching them compete and experience the role Australian football plays in bringing cultures together,” Mr Woods said.

No expatriate Australians are eligible to play in the International Cup. Teams are comprised solely of amateurs who must be nationals of the country they represent. All players must have lived the majority of the years aged between 10 and 16 as a citizen of their nation.

Former Sydney Swans captain and premiership player Brett Kirk is the International Cup ambassador. Brett is currently touring nations that will participate in the carnival. He will return to Australia later this month.

Previous International Cup winners are; Ireland (2002), New Zealand (2005) and Papua New Guinea (2008).
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IC11 nominated teams announced

2011-10-14T10:44:00.000+02:00

The AFL is pleased to announce the following countries have nominated to compete in the 2011 International Cup:

Men's Teams

New Zealand	Japan	Peres	Fiji
Ireland	Denmark	France	East Timor
USA	Finland	PNG	Vanuatu
South Africa	Sweden	Samoa	Croatia
Canada	India	Tonga	UK
China	Nauru	Iceland	Switzerland
Indonesia	Italy	Multicultural*

* Similar to IC08: a team made up of Australian-based multicultural players may be included

There will also be a women’s division for the first time with up to six teams competing.

Women's Teams

Ireland	PNG
USA	Italy
Canada	Combined Multicultural & Indigenous team

Curtain Raisers

The AFL is really excited to confirm we have secured two curtain raiser games for this year’s International Cup.

Along with the IC11 Grand Final being played prior to the Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn match on Saturday the 27th of August, we have secured an opportunity to showcase one other IC11 match prior to the Sydney v St Kilda match on Sunday the 21st of August at ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Teams for this match TBC).

Captain's Lunch

We have scheduled a lunch for the captains of the competing nations to be hosted by AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick and AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou.

The lunch will be held in Melbourne on Thursday the 25th of August, 2011

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Les Bombers à l'IC

2011-10-14T10:39:00.001+02:00

Bonne chance à tous les Bombers sélectionnés!

Sortie Corps à Coeur à Bommes

2011-05-26T10:57:00.002+02:00

La structure Au Fil du Ciron nous accueille ce dimanche 29 mai.

Cette journée est gratuite pour les adhérents. Le rendez-vous est fixé à dix heures, pour une journée d'accrobranche plus un barbecue le midi.

Ceux qui ne souhaitent pas faire les activités sont les bienvenus au barbecue bien entendu.
Pour développer l'entente entre nos deux sections, il est important que les Bombers soient bien représentés.

Pour plus d'infos voici la page web : http://www.aufilduciron.com/topic/index.html

Cérémonie des Walters du Sport

2011-05-23T15:54:00.002+02:00

Bonjour à tous,

La cérémonie des Walters du Sport se tiendra ce vendredi 27 mai à partir de 20h, au Rocher Palmer à Cenon. Un trophée nous sera remis et nous saurons si nous sommes premiers dans notre catégorie.
Nous comptons sur le maximum de monde pour assister à la cérémonie

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Les Bombers champions de France

2011-05-17T12:23:00.003+02:00

C'est après une finale âpre, intense et engagée que les Bordeaux Bombers sont venus à bout des Hawks de Toulouse sur le score de 77 à 52. Après avoir pris l'avantage dans le premier quart temps (20 à 7), les bordelais subissent le deuxième quart temps avec un vent contraire terrible. A a mi-temps, les toulousains ont 5 points d'avance (33 à 28). Grâce à une volonté extraordinaire, les Bombers font un troisième quart temps de rêve où les adversaires ne marquent pas. Enfin, ils gèrent la dernière partie du match pour gagner avec 25 points d'avance.

Merci à tous les joueurs, au Coach José, à Alex et Chloé sur le banc de touche. Sans oublier nos supporters dans les tribunes (les potes de Julien avec le mégaphone, les strasbourgeois, et tous les autres...)

Merci également à tous les bénévoles qui nous ont aidé à l'organisation des matchs à domicile tout au long de l'année.

Enfin un grand bravo au Président FGZ qui mérite ce titre après 4 années de dure labeur!!!

Interview du coach!!!!

2011-05-10T22:37:00.000+02:00

http://www.sportsinfos33.fr/la_une_/la_une_

Interview de Fred sur le site Sports Infos 33! Plus de 2min de bonheur!

Finale J-7

2011-05-07T13:08:00.001+02:00

Plus qu'une semaine avant la finale, nous comptons sur tous les joueurs pour être présents aux trainings, sur tous les supporters pour venir mettre le feu à Perpignan.
C'est la bonne année!!!
Go bombers!

Les Bombers nominés aux Walters du sport

2011-04-09T19:17:00.003+02:00

Nous sommes retenus dans les trois finalistes. Nous sommes invités le 27 avril à venir assister à la fonte de notre trophée et surtout le 29 mai à la grande cérémonie de récompense. Nous devons y aller nombreux pour représenter notre sport et notre club.

En attendant voici l'historique des Walters:

L'histoire des « Walters du sport » a débuté en 1984. Alain Darmian, alors pigiste au sein d’une radio locale bordelaise RADIO 100, décide d’organiser une cérémonie destinée à récompenser les meilleurs amateurs girondins pratiquant le football : les « Oscars de Radio 100 Bordeaux ». Le premier parrain a pour nom Rufino Angulo (Boxeur). Cette manifestation se déroula dans la galerie marchande d’un centre commercial de Lormont, «Rond Point ».L’année suivante, l’idée grandie, soutenue par le service des sports de Radio 100. Plusieurs disciplines s’y greffent alors. Avec l’aide de Monsieur Bournazel, la Société Centrale de Banque accueille la cérémonie. Le concept est affiné avec la confection d’un trophée en bronze dessiné par Jean Gassian et fondu par Walter Notz. Cette soirée a eu comme parrain Aimé Jacquet qui était entraîneur des Girondins de Bordeaux.Daniel Colombier (Président du S.A.M.) y décèle une « manifestation d’avenir ». Il met au service des organisateurs des moyens supplémentaires. Les cérémonies suivantes se dérouleront à Mérignac (1986-1987-1988-2001). La radio évolue également, avec en 1986 le logo de « TOP Bordeaux », émanation de Radio 100. En 1987, un nouveau changement d’intitulé de la Radio est provoqué avec l’arrivée d’ « Europe 2 Bordeaux ».Les responsables des « Walters du Sport» changent de cadre. Ils collaborent avec une nouvelle Radio, Studio 2000. C’est la première participation des journalistes issus des médias Girondins (Wit FM, R.F.B.G., R.M.C., Sud Radio, A.R.L.).En 1989, le « trou noir ». Les membres de l’organisation ne peuvent plus s’en occuper.

En 1993, les « Walters du sport »renaissent dans le sud de la Gironde. Les trophées sont désormais l’œuvre de Walter Notz. C’est alors que c’est créée l’association des « Walters du Sport ». Alain Darmian, pigiste à A.R.L. Langon convînt Jean Claude Dumé, adjoint chargé des sports à la Mairie de Langon, de relancer le concept. Huguette Monzie, directrice d’AR.L. Langon, s’investit également ainsi que l’ensemble de la rédaction sportive d’A.R.L. Il y a une grande implication des médias locaux (Sud-Ouest, le Résistant,…). C’est un énorme succès.En 1994, à la cérémonie de La Réole, Alain Giresse est président du jury. Jean louis Grellier, directeur de la D.J.A.S.S. au Conseil général, assiste à ces cérémonies. Son instinct détecte, une « forte potentialité » au travers du concept de la manifestation. Il apporte l’aide et la caution à l’institution. Une nouvelle aventure débute. Les « Walters du sport » sont accueillis dans les plus belles salles de spectacle de Gironde. La manifestation fait venir entre 700 et 1000 spectateurs. L’édition de 2003 à Léognan, à connu un vif succès. La cérémonie a été diffusée intégralement sur la télévision TV7 Bordeaux. L’année 2007 correspond à la 20ème édition. Toute l’équipe d’organisation souhaite faire de cette soirée un réel succès.