 The creation of the Challenge Yves du Manoir responded to this ideal in a period (late 1920s–early 1930s) where French rugby was marred by violence and undergoing creeping professionalism.Yves du Manoir symbolised the romantic side of rugby, its carefree dimension, "le jeu pour le jeu" ("playing for the fun of playing").In a very different vein, much later, in the 1980s, a talented generation of players revived the club's spirit.