Laurent Seigne (born 12 August 1960) is a French former

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coach and international player. Born in

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle- ...

, Seigne was a junior at both ASPO Brive and Stade Clermontois. Seigne, a prop, was known for his toughness and played in

SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, ...

's French Championship-winning team of 1988. It was from that club that he gained the first of his 15

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caps in 1989, in a match against the British Lions. In 1993, Seigne featured in all four Tests for France in their victorious Five Nations campaign. He was an used player for France's historic series win over the All Blacks on the 1994 tour of New Zealand. By the time he retired in 1995, Seigne had played senior rugby for five French clubs,

US Cognac Union Sportive Cognaçaise is a French rugby union club, based in Cognac in the Charente département (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region). They play at the Parc des Sports (capacity 2,800), and wear white and red. They were founded on 2 December 1898 an ...

, SU Agen,

RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale. They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...

, Mérignac and

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze, Corrèze department. Brive is a historical member of French rugby un ...

. As a coach, Seigne had his first assignment with CA Brive and led the club to the

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title. After two year as an assistant coach at

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, he returned to France, where he had stints as head coach with

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club competing in the third level of the French league system, Nationale. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the French Cup competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup. F ...

and

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique (, ) is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They pla ...

, as well as a second spell at CA Brive.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seigne, Laurent 1960 births Living people French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen France international rugby union players Sportspeople from Tulle Rugby union players from Corrèze SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players RC Narbonne players CA Brive players Rugby union props French rugby union coaches CA Brive coaches US Cognac players

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