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2004–05 Rugby Pro D2 Season ...
The 2004–05 Rugby Pro D2 season was the 2004–05 second division of French club rugby union. There is promotion and relegation in Pro Rugby D2, and after the 2004–05 season, Toulon finished at the top of the table and were promoted to the top level, and Limoges and CA Périgueux were relegated to third division. Standings See also * Rugby union in France External links LNR.frTable {{DEFAULTSORT:Pro D2 season 2004–05 Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It is the world's best supported second tier rugby union league. Season structure There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition. The top club at the end of the season is automatically promoted to the Top 14; through the 2016–17 season, the 2nd through 5th place teams play each other for the second promotion place. The bottom two are automatically relegated to Fédérale 1. The bottom two clubs of the Top 14 and the top two of Fédérale 1 then enter the Rugby Pro D2 for the next season. There are 30 rounds in the regular season, with each team playing each other team home and away. The two halves of the season are played in the same order, with the away team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Tyrosse
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Rugby Pro D2 Season ...
The 2005–06 season of the Pro D2 (the second French domestic rugby union club competition) ran from August 2005 to June 2006. The top two teams gained promotion to the Top 14 whilst the bottom three teams were relegated to Fédérale 1. Standings See also * 2005-06 Top 14 External links LNR.frTable {{DEFAULTSORT:Pro D2 season 2005–06 Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 Rugby Pro D2 Season
The 2003–04 Rugby Pro D2 season was the 2003–04 second division of French club rugby union. There is promotion and relegation in Pro Rugby D2, and after the 2003–04 season, Bayonne and FC Auch finished at the top of the table and were promoted to the top level, and Bordeaux-Bègles were relegated to third division. Standings Semi-finals * Bayonne 16 -14 Dax * Auch 16 - 11 Lyon Final * Bayonne 9-26 Auch See also * Rugby union in France Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional domes ... External links LNR.frTable {{DEFAULTSORT:Pro D2 season 2003-04 2003–04 in French rugby union leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In France
Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional domestic club league, the Top 14. Clubs also compete in the European knock-out competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup, which replaced the Heineken Cup from 2014 to 2015. The national side competes annually in the Six Nations Championship, last winning the competition in 2022. France has participated in every Rugby World Cup since its inception in 1987, and has been a runner-up on three occasions. France also hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup and will host it again in 2023. France, with 65 million people, is the world's most populous country in which rugby union has a large and dedicated following. That is more than the populations of other popular rugby nations such as New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Ireland, Scotland, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA Périgueux
Club Athlétique Périgueux Dordogne (also known as just CA Périgourdin) is a French rugby union club that currently competes in the second division of French club rugby, the Pro D2 competition. Périgueux played in the higher divisions in the early 2000s but were relegated from Rugby Pro D2 after the 2004–05 Rugby Pro D2 season, 2004-05 season. The club was formed in 1901 and play in white and blue colours. Honors * France Deuxième série: ** Champions: 1906 * France Juniors B: ** Champions: 1960 * Coupe Frantz Reichel: ** Champions: 1966 * France Réserve: ** Champions: 1969 * France Groupe B: ** Champions: 1993 * France Groupe A2: ** Runners-up: 1998 Current players * Samuela Lisala * Tedo Zibzibadze * Irakli Gundishvili Notable former players * Guy Belletante * Lilian Camberabero * Daniel Héricé * Henri Lacaze * Jean Larribau * Christian Magnanou * Gérard Mauduy * Gilbert Meyer * Georges Peyroutou * Jean Pilon * Eric Moureux * Ben Botica * Thierry Teixeira See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Limoges
USA Limoges is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the top level of the French amateur rugby pyramid and one level below the professional leagues. They finished second-from-bottom in the second professional level, Rugby Pro D2, in both 2007 and 2008. In 2007, they received a reprieve from relegation to the amateur ranks during the close season when another Pro D2 club, UA Gaillac, were denied a professional license due to financial problems. However, they would have no such luck in 2008, as all clubs above them on the league table passed their required financial audits. The club, founded in 1902, play their home matches at Parc municipal de Beaublanc. They wear blue and red. They are based in Limoges in the Haute-Vienne in the centre of France. Their most recent success was in 2005-06, when they finished second in Fédérale 1 to Gaillac and won the promotion playoffs to earn a place in Pro D2. History The club was founded in 1902 as AS Limoges, chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pays D'Aix RC
Provence Rugby ( oc, Provença Rugbi) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of France's league system. They were promoted back to the second level for the 2018–19 season after 2 seasons in Fédérale 1. Based in Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône just north of Marseille, the club was founded in 1970. They currently play at Stade Maurice David and wear black. The club was known as Aix Rugby Club from 1970 to 2001, and Pays d'Aix Rugby Club (PARC) from 2001 to 2015. At the end of 2004/5 they were promoted to Pro D2 but were relegated back to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. They would return to Pro D2 as runners-up to Lannemezan in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, they finished next-to-last on the league table, in a relegation spot. However, they were reprieved when Top 14 club Montauban filed for bankruptcy and were relegated directly to Fédérale 1. They would suffer the drop after the 2012-13 season, not returning until 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Rochelais
Stade Rochelais (), commonly called La Rochelle, is a French rugby union club who compete in the Top 14. They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre (capacity 16,000). They wear yellow and black. They are based in La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. 98% of the shares are owned by the Stade Rochelais Association. Stadium The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, who was the president of the club born of the fusion between the rugby league and rugby union clubs during World War II in La Rochelle, after the Vichy government banned the game of Rugby League and forced all of its assets to be handed to the French Rugby Union. Honours * Top 14 ** Runners-up: 2020–21 * European Rugby Champions Cup ** Champions: 2021–22 ** Runners-up: 2020–21 * EPCR Challenge Cup ** Runners-up: 2018–19 * Challenge Yves du Manoir ** Champions: 2002, 2003 (March) Current standings Current squad The La Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Métro 92 Paris
Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name to Racing 92. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, a département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council gives financial backing to the club. They currently play in the Top 14, having been promoted as 2008–09 champions of Rugby Pro D2. After starting the 2017–18 season at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir stadium at Colombes, where the France national team played for several decades, Racing played their first match at the new U Arena, since renamed Paris La Défense Arena, in Nanterre on 22 December 2017. History Racing Club was established in 1882 (it became Racing Club de France in 1885) as an athletics club, one of the first in France. New sections were regularly added thereafter (17 as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyonnax Rugby
Union sportive Oyonnax Rugby is a French rugby union club from Oyonnax in the Ain département of the région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second division of the country's professional rugby system. They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 11,400). They wear black and red. History They were founded in 1909 as ''Club Sportif Oyonnaxien'' and were renamed ''Union Sportive Oyonaxienne'' in 1940, as sports clubs were forced to unite by the Vichy régime. Oyonnax played in the regional leagues until 1967 when they joined the First Division (64 clubs). They were relegated to the lower divisions a few years later and bounced back to Group B of the First Division (the Second Division in fact) in 1988. Finally, in 2003 they reached the Fédérale 1 final and although they went down to Limoges (18-20), they moved on to the professional Pro D2. In the 2012/13 season, they won Pro D2 and were promoted to the top-flight Top 14. They were repromoted afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Dax
Union sportive dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a French rugby union club currently playing in Nationale, the third level of the French league system. They were founded in 1904. They play at Stade Maurice Boyau (capacity 16,170). They wear red and white. They are based in Dax in the Landes ''département'' of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Honours * French championship: ** Runners-up: 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1973 * Challenge Yves du Manoir: ** Champions: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1982 Finals results French championship Current standings Current squad The squad for the 2020–21 season is: Notable former players * Horacio Agulla * Federico Martín Aramburú * Lucas Borges * Roberto Grau * Ignacio Mieres * Juan Pablo Socino * Nicolás Vergallo * Fotunuupule Auelua * Matt Henjak * Morgan Turinui * Al Charron * Joseph Mbu * Fero Lasagavibau * Neumi Nanuku * Saula Radidi * Nemia Soqeta * Paul Albaladejo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
