Stade Jean Laville is a multi-use

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

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. The stadium is able to hold 13,872 people. It host two

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home matches. The first was against

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on February 7, 2015 with France winning 47 - 6. The other was against

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on February 23, 2018 with France winning 78 - 12.

References

Jean Laville FC Gueugnon Sports venues in Saône-et-Loire Sports venues completed in 1919 {{France-sports-venue-stub