Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde is a French multisports club, established in 1907, based in

Bègles Bègles (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Begla'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station h ...

, in the southern suburbs of

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

. Their

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section,

Union Bordeaux Bègles Union Bordeaux Bègles (; ) is a French professional rugby union team playing in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed the 2010� ...

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 finance commission declared them unable to continue. A year later, the club was declared bankrupt and forced to play in the amateur third division (

Fédérale 1 The championnat de France de rugby à XV de 1re division fédérale (), a.k.a. Fédérale 1 (), is a French rugby union club competition, it is the elite of amateur rugby in France. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Français ...

). Finally, in 2006, their senior outfit was merged with that of

Stade Bordelais Stade Bordelais are a French rugby union club, based in Bordeaux. The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of dom ...

, which played in the professional second division

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so as to create a side that would be able to jump back to the first division (

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the National Rugby League (France), France National Rugby League, also ...

). The new team was clumsily called ''Union Stade Bordelais-Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde'' or ''Bordeaux Rugby Métropole'' but in 2008 changed to

Honors

* French championship Top 14 ** Champions (2):

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** Runners-up (1):

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** Runners-up (2): 1991, 1995 * French Cup ** Champions (1): 1949

Finals results

French championship

Challenge Yves du Manoir

French Cup

Famous players

Lisandro Arbizu Lisandro Arbizu (born September 29, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half or inside centre. He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine play ...

Ignacio Fernández Lobbe Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (born 20 November 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union coach and former player. He last played with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He has also represented Argentina on numerous occ ...

* Federico Méndez * Morgan Williams * Guy Accoceberry * Philippe Bernat-Salles * Olivier Brouzet *

Jacques Chaban-Delmas Jacques Chaban-Delmas (; 7 March 1915 – 10 November 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. He was the Mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995 and a deputy for the Gironde ''d ...

* Patrice Collazo * Michel Courtiols * Thierry Devergie * Richard Dourthe *

Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir (; born 18 November 1981) is a French former rugby union player who last played for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. He was called the "Dark Destroyer" during his career. Dusautoi ...

* Philippe Gimbert * Jean-Baptiste Lafond * Patrice Lagisquet * Bernard Laporte * Christophe Laussucq * Vincent Moscato *

Marc de Rougemont Marc de Rougemont (born 24 May 1972, Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. His nickname is "Le Rouge" (The Red). De Rougemont first played at RC Toulon, from 1991/92 to 1997/98. He won the title of ...

* Marc Sallefranque * Serge Simon * Olivier Sourgens * Jean-Marc Souverbie * William Téchoueyres * Ludovic Valbon * David Bortolussi * Luca Martin * Gabriel Brezoianu * Alexandru Manta

External links

Official website
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