The Bordeaux Bombers are an Australian Football club based in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It is the sixth club in France to play

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

, after the Tasmania Montivilliers,

Paris Cockerels The Paris Cockerels are the oldest French Australian football club still in activity. Created by a community of Australians living in Paris, it is mainly composed of French and Australian players. They were responsible for the organization of t ...

Strasbourg Kangaroos The Strasbourg Kangaroos (Les Kangourous de Strasbourg in French) are a French Australian Football Club based in the north of France in Strasbourg. They are touted as being the biggest Aussie Rules club in France and have appeared in the French ...

, Senlis Razorbacks and Saint-Estève Saints.

History

The Bordeaux Bombers were formed in November 2007 by player/coach Frédéric Zohar, who played for West Australian team Boxwood Hill Bombers in 2006 and returned to France inspired to form the Bordeaux Bombers with his two brothers. After several years playing on rugby fields with plastic side posts that would fall over, they won support from the regional government in the form of a dedicated oval. * In 2008 the Bombers took part in their first official competition, the French Cup in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

(3rd out of 4 teams). * For their first year in the National French competition during the 2008/2009 season, they finish in last place behind Paris (champion), Strasbourg and Montpellier. * 4 July 2009 saw the second French National Cup being played in

Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (; oc, Sent Medard de Jalas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Located west-northwest of the city of Bordeaux, it is the fifth-largest suburb of the city and a member of ...

near

on the first dedicated Australian Rule football oval in France. In total 6 teams took place in the competition (Paris Cokerels (victorious for the second consecutive year), Perpignan Tigers, Toulouse Crocodiles, Montpellier Fire Sharks and

). The Bombers, after two pool matches just lost to Strasbourg and Perpignan, finishing 5th place after a victory after winning against Montpellier. * The hosting of the second championship of France proved to be a positive move. After obtained an official home ground, the Bombers have acquired the use of changing rooms and storage rooms. The number of registered players passed 15. The National French competition began with a victory against Toulouse Crocodiles, on 14 November 2009 (156–99) in spite of not being able to field a full strength side due to absences and the injuries. The second round confirmed their progress winning against Perpignan Tigers: Bombers 19.19(133) to 9.8(62).

Match statistics

* Played 14 matches: 5 wins, 9 loss, 0 draw. * 841 points for. * 1005 points against.

Team

French National Competition 2009/2010

Placement Ladder 2009/2010 :Legend :W : Won, D : Drawn, L : Lost, Pf : Points for, Pa : points against, Diff. : différence de points. French National Competition 2008/2009 :Legend : Pf : Number of points for, Pa : Number of points against, Diff. : Points difference.

French Cup results

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: 3rd (Joint result with Montpellier Fire Sharks) *

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: 5th

Teams played & Results since 2007

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, 13 April 2008 (57–42) in

, - , Montpellier Fire Sharks , 3 , 2 , 0 , 1 , 157 , 99 , 58+ , 28 June 2008 (67–13) in

, 4 July 2009 (36–18) in

, - ,

, 2 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 63 , 268 , 205- , 28 June 2008 (17–74) in

, 9 May 2009 (46–194) in

, - , Strasbourg Kangourous , 3 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 106 , 192 , 86- , 28 June 2008 (21–46) in

, 4 July 2009 (35–39) in

, - , Toulouse Crocodiles , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 221 , 189 , 32+ , 20 September 2009 (65–90) in

, 14 November 2009 (156–99) in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, - , {{flagicon, France Perpignan Tigers , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 161 , 102 , 61+ , 4 July 2009 (28–40) in

, 12 December 2009 (133–62) in

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...

, - , TOTAL , 13 , 5 , 0 , 8 , 765 , 892 , 127- , 13 April 2008 (57–42) in

, 12 December 2009 (133–62) in

:Legend : P : Number of games played, W : number of games won, D : number of games drawns, L : Number of matches lost, Pf : Number of points for, Pa : Number of points against, Diff. : points difference.

External links

French site about Australian Football

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Australian rules football clubs in France Sport in Bordeaux 2007 establishments in France Australian rules football clubs established in 2007