Pau

¹ American

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.

P.A.U. ² American

abbreviation

Pan American Union.

Pau ¹ British

/ po /

noun

a city in SW France: residence of the French kings of Navarre; tourist centre for the Pyrenees. Pop: 78 732 (1999)

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PAU ² British

abbreviation

Pan American Union

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Galthie has been particularly impressed by the form of Pau backs Theo Attissogbe and Fabien Brau-Boirie, Toulouse centre Kalvin Gourgues and Montpellier flanker Lenni Nouchi who is the oldest of the four at 22.

From Barron's

Eleven of the 17 backs named have 10 caps or fewer, including Pau's London-born wing Aaron Grandider-Nkanang.

From BBC

On Friday, the Bulls edged Pau 26-24 in Pool 4 to keep their hopes of progress alive with the Scarlets, who head to Northampton on Sunday, the only side who can deny them a spot in the knock-outs.

From Barron's

Bulls are bottom of the table after young Australian winger Toshi Butlin crossed twice to help Pau overcome the Scarlets 47-38.

From Barron's

They have lost their last five matches at Perpignan, going back to 2018, and this latest loss, in spite of a bonus point, offers Pau the chance to claim top spot when they visit Lyon later in the day.

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