The “nice guys” factory
As a structural factor in the Toulouse system of public action and of which it continues to contribute to ensuring its stability, rugby tends to maintain the socio-educational dimension of the sport within the same circles which borders on inaction. Backed by the « big family of rugby », without being fully part of it, the socio-sports association Rebonds ! plays on its difference and develops educational actions calling upon the rugby that is distinctive of clubs and the federal logic. Serving the local community, the association intervenes mainly in schools located in working-class districts as identified by the City’s policy. Conceiving education as a methodical socialization process enabling young, working class rugbymen to articulate their dispositions to a variety of contexts encountered, this sport is striving for a form of citizenship in everyday life.