Christian Marca, 71, who worked with DS for 30 years, passed away Friday night, August 14th, at his home near Grenoble, France, after a sudden, fatal heart attack. The funeral service was held at nearby Montbonot-Saint-Martin on 19th August.

Christian joined DS in 1975 and worked throughout Africa, Middle East, South America, UK and France. He and his wife Krishna had three children.

Bernard Lechardoy, who notified of Christian’s death via Brothersreunited, recounts his experiences and how Marca introduced him to the game of rugby as they went to Murray Field to watch France beat Scotland.