Other players missing are inspirational scrum-half Alessandro Troncon, who retired after the World Cup, and Roland de Marigny, Paul Griffen and Marko Stanojevic.

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About a dozen people stuck around for a night of drinking Sunday at the Kajun's Pub, a small bar in New Orleans' Marigny district.

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Sweeney's penalty got the Dragons on the board, but only after De Marigny had missed two golden opportunities to reach the lead from kickable penalties.

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Roland de Marigny missed a penalty to put Calvisano ahead and then home centre Paul Emerick finished off a fine move on 78 minutes to clinch victory.

BBC: Dragons 22-15 Calvisano

De Marigny opened the scoring with a third-minute penalty, before the Dragons suffered a blow as captain full-back Kevin Morgan left the field 10 minutes later with a knee injury.

BBC: Dragons 22-15 Calvisano

Franklin Street marks the official boundary where Faubourg Marigny gives way to bohemian Bywater, and like most neighbourhoods in New Orleans, the line between slightly dodgy and do-not-walk-here-at-night begins to blur.

BBC: New Orleans outside of the French Quarter

Her brother, the Marquis de Marigny, completed the addition.

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The Faubourg Marigny neighborhood, just a few blocks away from the French Quarter, is home to a cosmopolitan mix of immigrants and working class, artists and musicians, along with some of the best-preserved architecture in New Orleans.

BBC: New Orleans outside of the French Quarter