Stade Maurice David is a multi-purpose stadium in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

, France that is mainly used for rugby union. A new 1,000 capacity stand was built at the end of October 2018, bring the stadium capacity up to 6,000. It is the home stadium of

Provence Rugby Provence Rugby ( oc, Provença Rugbi) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of France's league system. They were promoted back to the second level for the 2018–19 season after 2 seasons in Fédérale 1 ...

, who play in Pro D2. On 16 October 2020, the stadium hosted the final of the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup final after the match was moved from the Stade de Marseille due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, and all ...

. Bristol Bears won the match over Toulon 32–19, in front of a limited crowd of 1,000 spectators.

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