Stade Olympique Chambérien Rugby is a French
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
club from
Chambéry
Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chambér ...
,
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...
that play in the
Nationale, third tier of the
French league system.
Current standings
Notable former players
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Gia Labadze
Grigol Labadze, better known as Gia Labadze (born 21 September 1973 in Tbilisi) is a retired Georgian rugby union player. He played as a flanker or number 8.
Domestic career
Labadze moved to France from Russia where he was previously playing d ...
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Ilia Zedginidze
Ilia Zedginidze ( ka, ილია ზედგინიძე; born 20 January 1977) is a Georgian former rugby union player. He played as a lock (rugby union), number 8 (rugby union), number 8, and flanker (rugby union) and was a lineout special ...
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Beka Bitsadze
Beka Bitsadze (born March 24, 1991) is a Georgian rugby union number 8 playing for Niort. He has played for the Georgia national team twenty times.
Biography
Bitsadze was born in Tbilisi and played for the youth Rugby Club Iveria under Mikheil ...
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Ben Venter
Benjamin Christoffel Gerhardus Venter (born 15 May 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with France, French Rugby Pro D2, Pro D2 side US Montauban, Montauban. His regular position is Lock ( ...
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Dean Grant
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Felipe Berchesi
Felipe Berchesi Pisano (born 12 April 1991, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a fly-half. He currently plays for US Dax at the Fédérale 1 in France.
Club career
Berchesi started his career in Uruguay playing for Ca ...
External links
Official website
Rugby clubs established in 1898
SO Chambery
Sport in Chambéry
Sport in Savoie
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