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1978–79 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1979–79 French Rugby Union Championship was won by RC Narbonne, Narbonne beating Stade Bagnérais in the final. Formula The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided into two groups (A and B) of 40. The "élite" (group A) was formed by four pools of ten clubs. The seven better of each pool (28 teams) were qualified for Single-elimination tournament, knockout stages, with four teams from group B. Qualification round Group A In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking Group B In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking Knockout stages "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 1979 lnr.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 French ... [...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] |
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] |
Section Paloise
Section Paloise (), often referred to simply as la Section or Pau (), is a professional rugby union club based in Pau, France. They are participants in the Top 14, France's premier rugby division, and also compete in the EPCR Challenge Cup. Their home matches are played at the Stade du Hameau, following 80 years of hosting games at the Stade de la Croix du Prince (1910–1990). The club boasts an impressive history, having clinched the Bouclier de Brennus three times in 1928, 1946, and 1964 along with securing the European Challenge in 2000. Section Paloise has also earned victories in the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1939, 1952 and 1997. Additionally, they claimed the French Pro D2 title in 2015. As a formidable presence in French rugby, the club has become a cherished symbol of Béarn culture and heritage. The official anthem of Section Paloise is "Honhada," a tradition that began in March 2012. The lyrics of this anthem were composed to the tune of the famous Scottish ... [...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] |
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] |
Rugby Nice Côte D'Azur Université-Racing
Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing was a French rugby union club, which went into liquidation in June 2012. Nice was founded in 1912, as Racing Rugby Club de Nice. Nice was runner-up in the Top 14, national championship in the 1982-83 season. In 1985 Nice won the Challenge Yves du Manoir. Its successor is the new club, Stade Niçois. Honours *Top 14, French championship: ** Runners-up: 1983 * Challenge Yves du Manoir: ** Champions: 1985 * Challenge de l'Espérance: ** Champions: 1974,1976 Finals results French championship Challenge Yves du Manoir See also * List of rugby union clubs in France References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugby Nice Cote d'Azur Universite-Racing Rugby union clubs in France, Nice Sport in Nice 1912 establishments in France Rugby clubs established in 1912 Rugby clubs disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain () (), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulouse is the most successful club in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup a record six times – in 1995–96 Heineken Cup, 1996, 2002–03 Heineken Cup, 2003, 2004–05 Heineken Cup, 2005, 2009–10 Heineken Cup, 2010, 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup, 2021 and 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup, 2024. They were also runners-up in 2003–04 Heineken Cup, 2004 and 2007–08 Heineken Cup, 2008 against Wasps RFC, London Wasps and Munster Rugby, Munster, respectively. Stade Toulousain have also won a record 23 Bouclier de Brennus, Boucliers de Brennus, the French domestic league trophy. It is traditionally one of the main providers for the French national rugby union team, French national team and its youth academy is one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Athlétique Mauléonais
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Montauban
US Montauban () is a French rugby union club that currently competes in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They have also competed at the top level, Top 14, in the past, most recently between 2007 and 2010. The club is based in Montauban in the ''département of'' Tarn-et-Garonne in Occitania. In April 2010, it was announced the club would be relegated from the Top 14 to the Pro D2 at the end of the 2009/2010 season after breaking budget rules for the league. Although the club appealed the ruling it started to release players to reduce its budget. The club was not in the relegation zone at the time, thereby saving CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, Aviron Bayonnais and Montpellier Hérault RC a nervous run in as they were in the relegation battle with Montauban. On the 26 April 2010, the club filed for bankruptcy at a commercial court following a meeting of the club's board of directors. On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Metro 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] |
Union Sportive Bressane
Union Sportive Bressane is a general sports club based in the town of Bourg-en-Bresse, France. The club has competed for the past few years in France's third division, Nationale. During the 2007–08 season, they managed to reach the final of the Jean-Prat championship and faced a surging US Colomiers side. US Bressane was easily defeated 36-3, but thanks to reaching the final this still earned the club automatic promotion to the second division of France, Rugby Pro D2 for 2008-09. Current standings Current squad The Bourg-en-Bresse squad for the 2021–22 season is: See also * :Union Sportive Bressane players * List of rugby union clubs in France * Rugby union in France Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional dome ... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entente Sportive Avignon Saint-Saturnin
Entente, meaning a diplomatic "understanding", may refer to a number of agreements: History * Entente (alliance), a type of treaty or military alliance where the signatories promise to consult each other or to cooperate with each other in case of a crisis or military action * Entente Cordiale (1904) between France and the United Kingdom * Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) between the United Kingdom and Russia * Triple Entente, an informal understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, built upon the Franco-Russian Alliance (1894), the Entente Cordiale (1904), and the Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) ** Allies of World War I, sometimes referred to as "The Entente", "The Entente Powers", or "The Entente Forces" * Little Entente (1920–1938), between Czechoslovakia, Romania, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia * Balkan Entente (1934–1938), between Greece, Turkey, Romania and Yugoslavia * Baltic Entente (1934–1939), betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
