Australasian Bus & Coach – May 2019

busnews.com.au May 2019 ABC^25

THE WOMEN IN THE FINAL!

One year after its narrow final against

Montpellier in Carcassonne (12-

15), Stade Toulousain Rugby Women, at the

time of going to print, was preparing to play,

Saturday, May 18, the remake of the final

2018 against these same Montpellier. After

being crowned champion of France second

division in 2015, the girls will try to write

history and clinch the first elite shield 1 in

their history.

Present in Pool 2 of this Women’s Top 16,

the Toulousaines dominated the debates by

finishing first round with 64 points (13 wins

for a single loss).

Logically qualified for the finals,

the Stadistes had, in the quarter-final,

a solid team from Stade Rennais Rugby

to Ernest Wallon (22-10).

In the semifinals, the girls went to Auch

to challenge neighbour Blagnacais, solid

second in Pool 1. After a controlled match,

the girls came out victorious in this derby

(30-15).

 Against the reigning French champions,

Gaëlle Hermet’s team-mates will have a lot

to do.

The MRC Women have dominated Pool

1 of the Top 16 and is simply unbeaten (14

wins in 14 games).

The Montpellier have joined the final

without difficulty. In the quarterfinals, they

won against Grenoble (51-7) and dominated

Bayonne in the semi finals (40-12).

average, the chairs are reinforced
all the way to their cushions,
which have been thickened and
extended by six centimetres,”
added Stéphane Laurent,
commercial agent for Spanish
body builder Beulas.

A MATTER OF CHOICE
As the initiator of this first
collaboration between
Scania and Beulas, Faur said:
“I was looking for a unique,
high-quality vehicle from
partners who could provide
me with custom proposals. The
Scania chassis is adaptable, the
Beulas camber is semi-artisanal
and it has a Spanish design that I
particularly like. “
The new customised Scania
Glory VIP coach is: a Grand
Tourer; is 14.60 metres long;
3.90 metres tall; has a 13 litre
engine producing at 490hp; and
had luxury amenities such as
coffee machine, WiFi, TVs, USB
ports, square table with eight
seats, fridges, private lounge, ice
machines, and bolstered seating.
Transports Faur as a company
has a EUR 6.1 million turnover,
including EUR 200,000 from
Stade Toulousain; has 80
employees (80 per cent work
full-time); and 80 vehicles,
including 30 Scanias.

Above:

There are 41 seats

instead of the

standard 73 seats,

meaning more

legroom.

Below, Left:

Luxury amenities

include a coffee

machine, WiFi, TVs,

USB ports, square

table with eight

seats, fridges, private

lounge, ice machines

and bolstered

seating.

This new vehicle offers the very

best to the Stade Toulousain

team.