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1969–70 French Rugby Union Championship
Formula The 1969–70 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools..The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32". The club of La Voulte Sportif (now merged into ROC La Voulte-Valence) won the competition beating Montferrand (now known as ASM Clermont Auvergne) in the final. La Voulte won le Bouclier de Brennus at his first final, while 'Montferrand lost their fourth final of four. Qualification round In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Semifinals Final External links Compte rendu finale de 1970 lnr.frFinale 1970 finalesrugby.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1969-70 French Rugby Union Championship French rugby union championship, 1970 1969–70 rugby union tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rugby Federation
The French Rugby Federation (, ; FFR) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's professional leagues. History Before the FFR was established, football, rugby union and other sports in France were regulated by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquartered in Paris, but its membership soon expanded to include sports clubs from throughout France.''The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC- Athens to Beijing, 1894–2008'': David Miller (2008) The FFR was formed in 1919 and is affiliated to World Rugby, the sport's governing body. In 1934 the FFR set up the ''Fédération internationale de rugby amateur'', now known as Rugby Europe, in an attempt to organise rugby union outside the authority of World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing 92
Racing 92 () is a French professional rugby union club based in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Paris' western inner Banlieue, suburbs that competes in Top 14. The club plays its home matches at the 30,681-capacity Stadium#Types, domed stadium Paris La Défense Arena, located near the La Défense business district. Founded in 1890 as the rugby union section of the Paris sports club Racing Club de France, Racing 92 is one of the oldest rugby clubs in France and has traditionally worn a sky blue and white hooped home kit since its inception. The club in its current form is the result of a merger with US Métro in 2001, having been rebranded ''Métro Racing 92'' and then ''Racing Métro 92'' from 2005 to 2015 when the club took its current name. ''92'' refers to the number of the Hauts-de-Seine department that henceforth supports the team. After a stint in the Pro D2, second division, Racing Métro 92 returned to the first division in 2009–10 Top 14 season, 2009 and very quickly em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeunesse Olympique Pradéenne
Jeunesse is the French word for ''Youth'' and may refer to: * Youth (1934 film) * The Young One (2016 film) * Montagne Jeunesse * Jeunesse Populaire Française * Gallimard Jeunesse * Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch (full name ''Association Sportive la Jeunesse d'Esch/Alzette'') is a professional football club based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. The side play in the National Division, the highest league in the country, and ... * Europe-Jeunesse * Jeunesses Patriotes * Jeunesse Gabonais * Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Lavelanétien
Stade (; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (, ) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the district () which bears its name. It is located roughly to the west of Hamburg and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. Within the area of the city are the urban districts of Bützfleth, Hagen, Haddorf and Wiepenkathen, each of which have a council () of their own with some autonomous decision-making rights. Stade is located in the lower regions of the river Elbe. It is also on the German Timber-Frame Road. History The first human settlers came to the Stade area in 30,000 BC. Swedish and Danish Vikings under Eric the Victorious conquered Stade and looted the town during the 990s. Many prominent Saxons were taken back as slaves by Swedish troops. A majority of Vikings withdrew after taking plenty of plunder. A minor part of the Swedish and Danish forces stayed but were later defeated by reinforceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse Olympique Employés Club (rugby Union)
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 511,684 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2022); its Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 1,513,396 inhabitants (2022). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 22 Métropole, metropolitan councils of France. Between the 2014 and 2020 censuses, its metropolitan area was the third fastest growing among metropolitan areas larger than 500,000 inhabitants in France. Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, the SPOT (satellites), SPOT satellite system, ATR ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valence Sportif
Valence Sportif was a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme. The team last competed in Fédérale 2, the fourth division of French rugby. Valence were established in 1905, and played in white and red. In 2010, the club merged with nearby La Voulte Sportif to form the current club ROC La Voulte-Valence (French: ''Rhône ovalie club La Voulte-Valence''). Honours * Deuxième Division: ** Runners-up: 1962 * Challenge Jules Cadenat: ** Runners-up: 1976 Famous players *Élie Cester *Sébastien Chabal * Gérard Rousset See also * List of rugby union clubs in France Contents : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z By League __NOTOC__ The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in ... External linksSport {{Rugby union in France Rugby union clubs in France Sport in Drôme Valence, Drôme Rugby clubs established in 1905 1905 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Lourdes
FC Lourdais is a French rugby union club from Lourdes currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1911, they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditionally wear blue and red jerseys. Their most notable former player is Jean Prat. They are based in Lourdes in Hautes-Pyrénées. The team currently competes in the sixth tier of French rugby, Fédérale 2. Honors * French championship Top 14 ** Champions (8): 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1968 ** Runners-up (3): 1945, 1946, 1955 * Challenge Yves du Manoir ** Champions (6): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1981 ** Runners-up (1): 1977 * French Cup ** Champions (2): 1950, 1951 ** Runners-up (2): 1948, 1984 Finals results French championship Challenge Yves du Manoir French Cup Notable former players * Jonetani Ralulu * André Abadie * Louis Armary * Michel Arnaudet * Jean Barthe * Pierre Berbizier * Jean Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Auch Gers
Football Club Auch Gers is a French rugby union club based in Auch in Occitania (administrative region), Occitania most recently playing in the promotion-eligible pool of Fédérale 1. In recent years, they have mainly bounced between the first-level Top 14 and Pro D2. In a five-year stretch between 2003 and 2004 and 2007–08, they were either promoted or relegated four times—promoted to the then-Top 16 as champions of Pro D2 in 2003-04 Rugby Pro D2 season, 2004, relegated in 2004-05 Top 16 season, 2005, promoted as Pro D2 champions again in 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 season, 2007, and relegated as bottom finisher in 2007-08 Top 14 season, 2008. Founded in 1891, the club plays at Stade du Moulias, Stade Jacques Fouroux (capacity 7,000); its players wear red and white. Auch was founded in 1897. They were runners-up in the 2001 Challenge Yves du Manoir, League Cup competition, losing to ASM Clermont Auvergne, Montferrand (Clermont) in the final. In the 2000s they were playing in the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA Brive
Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze, Corrèze department. Brive is a historical member of French rugby union, being one of the clubs that spent the most seasons in the top French domestic competition. "''Les Coujous''" also won the Heineken Cup in 1996–97 Heineken Cup, 1997, defeating Leicester Tigers in the 1997 Heineken Cup Final, final in a 28–9 win. Many great players, both French and foreign, played for the club currently headed by Simon Gillham, and the youth academy has a good reputation. Brive players who also on to play for France national rugby union team, France include: Amédée Domenech, nicknamed "Le Duc" ("The Duke") who played there in the 1950s and 60s, and gave his name to the stadium after his death in 2003; prolific flanker Olivier Magne, fly-halves Christophe Lamaison and Alain Penaud, number-eight Jean-Luc Joinel and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Toulonnais
Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also referred to as Rugby Club Toulon or simply Toulon, is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon and competing in the Top 14. Located on the French Riviera, in the Provence region, the club plays its home games at the 17,500-capacity Stade Mayol. Founded in 1908, Toulon is one of the most important and widely supported rugby clubs in France. Domestically, the club has won a total of four league titles, two Pro D2 titles and two Challenge Yves du Manoir. In international competitions, Toulon is the only one to have won the Heineken Cup/ European Rugby Champions Cup three times in a row, and succeeded in winning the league/European cup double in 2014 too. Toulon has also won the EPCR Challenge Cup in 2023 after reaching the final on four occasions. The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European rugby in the 2010s when Jonny Wilkinson, Mathieu Bastareaud, Bakkies Botha, Matt Giteau and other rugby stars played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Mazamet
The Sporting club mazamétain is a French rugby union club based in Mazamet. It is currently playing in Fédérale 1. The higher point in the history of club was the year 1958, when, arrived in the French rugby union championship, losing against Lourdes, but winning the Coupe de France beating Mont-de-Marsan in the final. Honours * French championship Top 14 ** Runners-up (1): 1958 * Pro D2 ** Champions (1): 1985 * Challenge Yves du Manoir ** Champions (1): 1958 ** Runners-up (1): 1955 External links Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Sporting Club Mazamet) Mazamet Mazamet Mazamet (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Masamet'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France. It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolit ... 1905 establishments in France Sport in Tarn (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UA Gaillac
Union Athlétique Gaillac is a French rugby union club currently competing in the Fédérale 3 league, the third level of the French amateur league system, after having been forcibly relegated from the Rugby Pro D2, second level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, French professional league due to serious financial problems. The club, founded in 1901, is based in the small town of Gaillac, in southwestern France, in the département of Tarn (department), Tarn, some 70 km northeast of Toulouse. They play their home games at ''Stade Laborie-Bernard Laporte'', which was inaugurated in 1909. Their current coach is Alain Gaillard. History The club was founded as ''Stade Gaillacois'' and was only the third rugby union club in Tarn. In 1905, it became ''Stade Athlétique Gaillacois'' and in 1910 ''Union Sportive Gaillacoise''. In 1940, the French rugby federation cancelled the championship and the club was forced out of business, but a new club was founded, ''Union Athlétique Gaillac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
