The Stade Jules Ribet is a rugby stadium in Saint-Gaudens in

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. It is the current home ground of

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side

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. The current capacity is 5,000 with 2,000 seated.

History

Rugby has been played on the site since 1898. When in 1958 a new rugby league club was formed this was the obvious venue for the club. The ground currently has one main stand which seats 2,000 spectators. The ground has also hosted the touring

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during the 1960s, and more recently in 2011. In 2002 the rugby league

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came to town when Saint-Gaudens Bears hosted English side Halifax losing the game 26–48 in front of a crowd of 3,200

Representative Rugby League Matches

On February 27, 2015, it hosted a

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match between

and

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with France winning 27 - 5.

References

Rugby league stadiums in France Sports venues in Haute-Garonne {{France-sports-venue-stub