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Bouclier De Brennus
The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league. The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the ''Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques'' (USFSA), the original governing body of rugby union in France. Charles Brennus sculpted the shield himself in 1892, based on an original design from his friend and fellow USFSA co-founder Pierre de Coubertin, the man who founded the modern Olympic Games. The trophy consists of a brass shield and plaque both fixed on a wooden support made of ash. The wooden frame gave the shield its nickname of ''Planchot'', which means "plank" in Occitan (''planchòt''). The Brennus shield is one of the most recognisable trophies in France and is an integral part of French sporting folklore. Birth The Bouclier de Brennus was the brainchild of baron Pierre de Coub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism of LNR. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2. The fourteen best rugby teams in France participate in the competition, hence the name Top 14. The competition was previously known as the Top 16. The league is one of the three major professional leagues in Europe (along with the English Premiership and the United Rugby Championship, which brings together top clubs from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa), from which the most successful European teams go forward to compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup, the pan-European championship which replaced the Heineken Cup after the 2013–14 season. The first ever final took place in 1892, between two Paris-based sides, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DIY, and hobbyist. History Historically, the amateur was considered to be the ideal balance between pure intent, open mind, and the interest or passion for a subject. That ideology spanned many different fields of interest. It may have its roots in the ancient Greek philosophy of Amateur sports, amateur athletes competing in the Olympic Games, Olympics. The ancient Greek citizens spent most of their time in other pursuits, but competed according to their natural talents and abilities. The "gentleman amateur" was a phenomenon among the gentry of United Kingdom, Great Britain from the 17th century until the 20th century. With the start of the Age of Enlightenment, Age of Reason, with people thinking more about how the world works around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923–24 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1923-24 French Rugby Union Championship was won for the second consecutive year by Toulouse that defeated the US Perpignan in the final. The Championship was contested by thirty teams divided in the first round in 6 pool of 5. First round (in bold the qualified for second round) * Pool A **SO Avignon ** Béziers ** US Cognac **Hendaye **Toulouse * Pool B ** Bayonne ** Chalon, **Grenoble **Narbonne **Périgueux * Pool C ** Albi ** Lézignan ** Pau ** Poitiers ** Racing * Pool D ** AS Bayonne ** SBUC ** Carcassonne ** Lourdes ** Olympique Paris * Pool E ** Begles ** US Perpignan ** Soustons ** Touloun, ** Toulouse OEC * Pool F ** Agen ** Biarritz ** SA Bordeaux ** Stade Français ** Stadoceste Quarter of finals (in bold the qualified for semifinals round) * Second Round ** Lourdes ** Narbonne **Toulouse * Pool B ** Albi ** Bayonne ** US Perpignan * Pool C ** Bègles ** Béziers ** Biarritz * Pool D ** Carcassonne ** Racing ** Stadoceste Semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922–23 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1922–23 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse, beating Bayonne in the final. Context The 1923 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France came 3rd with one victory against Ireland First round Thirty teams participated in the championship. Twenty four of them were winners of regional championships and six from inter-regional barrages. *Pool A ** Toulouse 11 pts, ** Grenoble 10 pts, ** Bègles 8 pts ** Boucau 7 pts, ** Agen 4 pts ---- *Pool B ** Bayonne 10 pts ** US Perpignan 10 pts ** Lourdes 10 pts, ** Cognac 6 pts ** Olympique Périgueux 4 pts Tie Break: ** Bayonne - US Perpignan 6-3 ---- *Pool C ** Biarritz 12 pts ** Béziers 9 pts ** Albi 9 pts ** SA Bordeaux]6 pts ** FC Moulins 4 pts ---- *Pool D ** Racing Métro 92, Racing 12 pts ** Dax 10 pts ** Toulon8 pts ** Lézignan 6 pts ** Chalon 4 pts ---- * Pool E ** Carcassonne 10 pts ** Périgueux 9 pts ** Pau 9 pts ** Toulouse OEC 8 pts, ** Stade Français 4 pts ---- * Pool F ** Stadoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921–22 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1921–22 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Toulouse beating Bayonne in the final. The qualification round was completed by two pools of five teams. Stade Toulousain and Bayonne were the teams who qualified to the final. Context The 1922 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales, while France came last. First round Thirty clubs participated, divided into 10 pools of 3 (with home and away matches). 3 points were awarded for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The winner of each pool qualified four the semifinal pool. *Pool A ** US Perpignan 6 pts, ** Toulouse OEC 4 pts, ** Nantes2 pts *Pool B ** Toulouse 6 pts, ** Boucau 4 pts, ** Chalon 2 pts *Pool C ** Racing Paris 6 pts, ** SA Bordeaux 4 pts, ** Agen 2 pts *Pool D ** Biarritz 6 pts, ** Stade Saint-Gaudens 3 pts, ** Lézignan 3 pts *Pool E **Dax 6 pts, ** Saint-Girons 4 pts, ** Bergerac 2 pts *Pool F ** Grenoble 6 pts, ** Stade Français 4 pts, ** Narbonne 2 pts *Pool G ** Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911–12 French Rugby Union Championship ...
The French Rugby Union Championship of first division 1911-12 was won by Stade Toulousain that beat Racing Club de France in the final. Then was Stade Toulousain won for the first time the Bouclier de Brennus. Touloise won all the matches in the season. In the semifinals, the Racing defeated SBUC (8-4) and the Stade Toulousain eliminated FC Lyon (13-5). Context The 1912 Five Nations Championship was won by England and by Ireland, France was last. Final External links ''Compte rendu de la finale de 1912'' sur lnr.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:1911-12 French Rugby Union Championship 1912 Championship France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Top 14 Season
The 2009–10 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). It began on August 14, 2009 with a match between Toulon and Stade Français at Stade Mayol in Toulon, and continued through to the final at the Stade de France on May 29, 2010. This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Racing Métro, winners of the 2009 title in the second-level Pro D2, and Albi, victors in the 2009 promotion playoffs between the second- through fifth-placed teams in Pro D2, thus becoming the first team to achieve promotion to the Top 14 only one year after being relegated. They took the place of the two clubs from Landes, Dax and Mont-de-Marsan, relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Top 14. Mont-de-Marsan, which had been promoted to the Top 14 for 2008–09, finished bottom of the table and went down. The other newly promoted team in 2008–09, Toulon, finished ninth, sending Dax, who had already finished second-to-bottom the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two times French champions in 2009-10 and 2016-17. The rugby section is a part of a multi-sport club called AS Montferrand (also known as ASM Omnisports), which was founded in 1911 and adopted that name in 1919. Although the rugby section changed its name to the current ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2004, it is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside France. The team play at the 19,022-seat Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, also known by its nickname, The Bib Park. Clermont wear yellow and blue, the colours of the French tyre manufacturer Michelin, taken from the colours of Montferrand when the firm was created there in 1889. The city is where Marcel Michelin, the son of the founder of the French tyre manufacturer, decided to imple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Bordelais
Stade Bordelais are a French rugby union club, based in Bordeaux. The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of domestic competition, the Pro D2, but was merged with the senior team of CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde into '' Union Stade Bordelais-CA Bègles Bordeaux Gironde'' or '' USBCABBG''. The club only keeps youth teams and a women's team that currently plays in the Second Division. The club currently plays at Stade Sainte Germaine, which holds 5,000. Honors * French championship : 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911 ** Finalist French championship : 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1910 Winner of the promotion back to 1st Division 1989 ** Runner-up Coupe de France : 1943 et 1944 * Challenge de l'Espérance: 1997 Finals results French championship {, bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing 92
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 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Sport
2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria ** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia American football * Super Bowl XXXVII – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) won 48–21 over the Oakland Raiders (AFC) **Location: San Diego Stadium **Attendance: 67,603 **MVP: Dexter Jackson, S (Tampa Bay) * Fiesta Bowl ( 2002 season): ** The Ohio State Buckeyes won 31-24 over the Miami Hurricanes (double overtime) to win BCS National Championship * September 14 – Jamal Lewis sets NFL single game record for rushing yards (295) helping Baltimore Ravens beat Cleveland Browns 33-13. Artistic gymnastics * World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – ** Men's all-around champions: Paul Hamm, US, Yang Wei, China ** Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia ** Men's team competition champion: China ** Women's team competition champion: US As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skateboard
A skateboard is a type of sports equipment used for skateboarding. They are usually made of a specially designed 7-8 ply maple plywood deck and polyurethane wheels attached to the underside by a pair of skateboarding trucks. The skateboarder moves by pushing with one foot while the other foot remains balanced on the board, or by pumping one's legs in structures such as a bowl or half pipe. A skateboard can also be used by simply standing on the deck while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board and rider. If the rider's leading foot is their right foot, they are said to ride "goofy". The two main types of skateboards are the longboard and the shortboard. The shape of the board is also important: the skateboard must be concaved to perform tricks. History Skateboarding started in California in the 1950s. The first skateboards were made from roller skates attached to a board. Skateboarding gained in popularity because of surfing: in fact, skateboarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
