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1988–89 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1988-89 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Toulon in the final. Toulouse won his 10th bouclier de Brennus, the third in the 80's. Formula * The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided in sixteen pools of five. . * The two better of each pool (a sum of 32 clubs) were admitted to the group A to play for the title * In the second round the 32 clubs of group A were divided in four pools of eight. * The four better of each pool of group A (16 clubs) were qualified to play the knockout stage Group A Qualification to knockout stage The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round. "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals. Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Semifinals Final References External links Compte rendu finale 1989 lnr.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 French Rugby Union Championship 1989 France Championship In sport, a champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rugby Federation
The French Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby (''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 It 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). It included the national teams of Italy, French national team, Catalonia, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Germany national team. Following German occupation, FFR officials closely associated with the Vichy government lobbied to have certain "un-French" sports banned. Between the end of 1940 and the middle of 1942, one semi-professional and at least six French Amateur Sport Federations were banne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde
Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde are a French multisports club, established in 1907, based in Bègles, in the southern suburbs of Bordeaux. Their rugby union section, Union Bordeaux Bègles is their flagship. They play in blue and white chequered shirts, hence their nickname ''Les Damiers'' (''the draught-boards''). The club now only has youth teams, although the club's website documents the result of the new team thoroughly. The club has always played at Stade André-Moga, which holds 10,000. History CABBG were the main team of the Bordeaux area for most of the 20th century. They remained in the first division from 1913 to 2003 and won two French championships (1969, 1991) along the way. Along the years, the club's name changed. It started as Club Athlétique Bègles, then became CA Bègles-Bordeaux Gironde in 1983, then CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde in 1988. CABBG were relegated from the First Division for the first time in 2003, after the professional league's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Béziers Hérault
Association Sportive Béziers Hérault ( oc, Associacion Esportiva de Besièrs Erau), often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They earned their most recent promotion as 2011 Fédérale 1 champions, but the club also won 11 Top 14 titles since its establishment in 1911. Béziers was a major force in French rugby throughout the 1970s and 1980s; however, at the end of 2004–05 season they were relegated to Pro D2. After some years playing in French second division, they finished bottom of the table in 2008–09 and were relegated to amateur Fédérale 1, before returning to Pro D2 after their 2011 title. They are based in Béziers in Occitania, and play at Stade Raoul-Barrière (capacity 18,555). The club colors are red and blue. History The club was established in 1911. Their first notable honour was being runners-up in the Coupe de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Grenoble
The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892. FCG was champion of France in 1954 and runner-up in 1918 and in 1993 during a controversial final, being deprived of the title of champion of France following a refereeing error. The club also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1987 and was finalist in 1969, 1986 and 1990. FC Grenoble played in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system, for the 2019–2020 season, but were relegated to Pro D2 at the season end. Grenoble have played home matches at the Stade des Alpes (capacity 20,068) since 2014–2015. The club's colors are red and blue. The FCG is currently chaired by Nicolas Cuynat. The first team is supervised by several specialists: Fabien Gengenbacher as head coach, Nicolas Nadau senior coach, Arnaud Héguy forwards coach and Jean-Noël Perrin scrum coach. History The club was founded in 1892 following the merger of the main clubs in Grenoble in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Bergerac Rugby
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Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby
Union sportive Colomiers Rugby or US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Pro D2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a relegation scare in 2008–09, finishing 14th, in the last safe position. The club was relegated from Pro D2 in the 2010–11 season. The club, based in Colomiers in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' of Occitania, was founded in 1915 and plays at the Stade Michel Bendichou (capacity 11,000). The players wear blue and white. Colomiers have been runners-up in the French championship and Heineken Cup, as well as winners of the European Challenge Cup. US Colomiers were established in 1915. Colomiers had various European success in the late 1990s. In 1998 they won the European Challenge Cup, the competition below the Heineken Cup, defeating fellow French club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Montois
Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that currently is playing in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black. They are based in Mont-de-Marsan, the capital of the Landes ''département'', in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and play at the Stade Guy Boniface. History Stade Montois is a multi-sports club (28 sections) but its rugby team has always been its flagship. After winning a few regional titles between the two world wars, it reached the top of French club rugby four times in 15 years. It lost its first three French championship finals to Castres Olympique in 1949 (3-14, in a replay, after the original final had ended in a 3-3 draw), to FC Lourdes in 1953 (16-21), and to Racing Club de France in 1959 (3-8). Their finest hour came in 1963 in an all Landes-final against US Dax, won by the Yellow and Black 9-6. They had finally won one, whereas their Dax neighbours would lose all five finals they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional rugby union club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the Rugby Pro D2, the second division of French rugby. Aurillac`s home matches are mostly played at the Stade Jean Alric, which has a capacity of around 9,000. Honours * Première Division Groupe B ** Runners-up: 1996 * Fédérale 1 ** Winner: 2007 * Coupe de France ** Runners-up: 1986 Current standings Current squad The Aurillac squad for the 2022–23 season is: Espoirs squad Notable former players * Victor Boffelli * Danie De Beer * Thomas Domingo * Romeo Gontineac * Wade Grintell * Olivier Magne * Sébastien Viars * Jean-François Viars * Keith Andrews * John O'Connor * Phillipe Kilroe * Mark Andrews * Forrest Gainer * Joel Bates * Pierre Trémouille * Didier Casadeï * Graydon Staniforth * Harold Karele * Jacques Burge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Graulhet
The Sporting club graulhetois, or SC Graulhet, is a rugby union French club based in Graulhet ( Tarn). Founded in 1910, it play in Fédérale 2, the fourth level of French rugby union. History Founded in 1910, played in the Pyrénées regional championship, obtaining the chance to play the third division championship in 1936 and 1948, "Excellence" (second divisions from 1949) and finally first division in 1949-50, with a lot of qualification for final stages. It was four times semifinalist, but it never won the Bouclier de Brennus ; neither played a final, but was finalist in 1976 of the Challenge Yves du Manoir and winner of a lot of Challenge de l'Espérance. The last time, that play in first division was in 1994-95, the last season before the reduction of first division to 20 teams. The SCG seen a lot of his former player to play for France national rugby union team like Guy Pauthe called to play against England in 1946. Other international players that wear the red shirt o ... [...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 department. They compete in the first-tier Top 14 competition. Brive is a historical member of French rugby union, being one of the clubs that spent the most seasons in the best French domestic competition. "''Les Coujous''" also won the Heineken Cup in 1997 as they defeated Leicester Tigers in the final in a glorious 28-9 win. Many great players, both French and foreign, played for the club currently headed by Simon Gillham, and the youth academy is known to be one of the best in France. For example, Brive had in its rows some players who went on to play for France. Among them, 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 Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
Aviron Bayonnais ( eu, Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (''Baiona'', in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final against Aurillac. In the 2016-2017 season, they finished in last place, and will be relegated back to Pro D2 for the 2017-18 season. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called ''pottoka''. They have ties to the French Basque community. History The club was established in 1904, making their first final appearance in the 1913 season, where they defeated S.C.U.F. 31-8 at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir. The national domestic championship was replaced by the Coupe de l'Espérance during World War I. The competition was played for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Nîmes
Rugby Club Nîmes Gard (also known as just RC Nîmes) are a French rugby union club that currently compete in the Fédérale 2 competition, the third division of French rugby. They have in the past played in the higher divisions, and in 1991 were quarter-finalists of the top French championship. Nîmes were established in 1963 and play in red and green colours. The driving force behind the club has always been former Béziers captain Louis Gagnière, who as president took the club to the top division in the late eighties and early nineties. After a long battle with illness he has returned to the club and they are becoming strong contenders for the top level once again. Honors * French championship: ** Quarter-finalists: 1991 Current squad Notable former players * Marc Andrieu * Didier Camberabero * Hervé Chabowski * Hervé Giraud * Bernard Viviès * Jean-Claude Langlade * Sébastien Bruno * Thierry Devergie * Pierre-Édouar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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