Rouen Normandie Rugby is a French

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club from

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system,

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. The team plays in red and black shirts. It plays their home matches at

Stade Robert Diochon The Stade Robert-Diochon is a stadium in Le Petit-Quevilly, France. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of both FC Rouen and US Quevilly-Rouen. As of 2022, the Rugby Union club Rouen Normandie Rugby Rouen Norma ...

in Rouen. There are plans to build a new stadium by 2023.

History

The team origins date back to 2009, when a group of rugby fanatics from the Normandy region wanted to build a team in the city of

. Named Stade Rouennais, their primary objective of reaching

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was achieved in 2013. Seeking further progress, Stade Rouennais hired Richard Hill, former captain of the England team and finalist of the 1991 World Cup, as General Manager in 2013. Under his management the club stabilized itself in Fédérale 2 and then gained promotion to

Fédérale 1 Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the fifth highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 20 ...

in 2014–15. After this meteoric rise Normand entrepreneurs Jean-Louis Louvel and Eric Leroy invested in the club by becoming the presidents. The club was renamed Rouen Normandie Rugby. The goal was to professionalize the club and extend it to all of Normandy. Richard Hill committed to the club until 2023. These changes were beneficial, since for the first time in the history of Normandy rugby, Richard Hill lead Rouen Normandy Rugby to become Champion of France of the highest amateur level in 2016–17. During the 2018–19 Fédérale 1 season Hill led Rouen to victory in the Jean Pratt Trophy, which automatically promoted them to

Honours

champions: 2018–19

Current standings

Current squad

The Rouen squad for the 2021–22 season is:

References

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