The Rugby Club Cannes Mandelieu is a French rugby union club, based in Cannes and in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

History

In 1993, the club was admitted to Group A of the

French rugby union championship 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 o ...

première division. However, after just one season, the club was relegated to a lower division. After the 2005–2006 season, the club was relegated to the Fédérale 2, and a year later to the

Fédérale 3 Fédérale 3 is the seventh division of rugby union in France. The competition involves 226 clubs in 21 pools of 8, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is Fédérale 2 and above that, ...

. In 2008, they won the Fédérale 3 division title, returning to the Fédérale 2, remaining there only for one season. They were relegated to the Fédérale 3 again, and it was discovered that the club had misused public funds from the Manedeliu municipality.Nicematin.com, Le club repartira en Honneur ! 12 mai 2009

Awards

* Champion of

: 2007/08

Other competitions

* Finalist du

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(1): 1996/97

Famous Players

* John Herman *

Franck Montanella Franck Montanella (born 26 March 1982) is a French rugby union footballer. He played for FC Auch in the 2006-07 Pro Rugby D2, which Auch won. His usual position is as a prop. He was also included in France's mid-year Test squad for 2007 in the two ...

* Boursier Sébastien * Nicola Cavaliere

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rugby Club Cannes) Rugby union clubs in France