The city of Agen is reducing its financial support for SU Agen, a professional rugby club based in the town. The decision comes from Jean-François Fonteneau, the president of the club, who has raised concerns about how the association is funded. The city's contribution will decrease by 40,800 euros, which, while significant, is a small portion of the club's overall professional budget of about 11.5 million euros. However, this reduction arrives at a challenging time for the team, which has suffered four losses in five matches in the Pro D2 league, the second tier of French rugby. In addition to the loss of municipal funding, the club will see a decrease in the rights related to the promotion of the city's image, which will drop from 116,372 to 105,000 euros. The city will also no longer provide a hospitality box for the team's supporters, known as Armandie. Fonteneau had anticipated this reduction but remains concerned about the impact on the club's stability. The SUA Rugby association, which supports the club's activities, will also see its exceptional grant cut from 150,000 to 130,000 euros. This grant, which is not part of the regular funding, has raised questions about its long-term sustainability. Fonteneau admitted to Sud Ouest that he is not reassured about the association's operations. Fonteneau did not directly criticize the new mayor for shifting support between the city's sports associations. Instead, he pointed to a decision made by the previous mayor, Jean Dionis du Séjour, who had unilaterally allocated 250,000 euros to the association. Fonteneau believes this decision may have contributed to the current funding challenges. Looking ahead, Fonteneau is placing greater emphasis on securing sponsorships to support the club. He believes that the association's ability to find long-term funding solutions is more critical than the savings made by the city. He has made his approval of the situation conditional on the actions of the association's executive committee. "This is not good news. The situation is very worrying, unless people on the association's executive committee raise the level of sponsorship," Fonteneau said.