Stade Bordelais

Infobox_esl_club | clubname = Stade Bordelais


fullname = "Stade Bordelais UC"
emblem = Lion
colours = Yellow and black
founded = 1889
sport = Rugby union
league = Rugby Pro D2
ground = Stade Sainte Germaine
web = [http://www.stade-bordelais.com/ stade-bordelais.com]

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 domestic competition, the Pro D2, but was merged with the senior team of CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde into "Union Stade Bordelais-CA Bègles Bordeaux Gironde" or "USBCABBG". The club only keeps youth teams and a women's team that currently plays in the Second Division.

The club currently plays at Stade Sainte Germaine, which holds 5,000.

Honors

* French championship : 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911
** Finalist French championship : 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1910
** Runner-up Coupe de France : 1943 et 1944
* Challenge de l'Espérance: 1997

Finals results

French championship

Famous players

*Pascal Laporte
*Eugène Billac
*Maurice Boyau
*Maurice Bruneau
*Marc Giacardy
*René Graciet
*Marcel Laffitte
*Bernard Laporte
*Jean Laudouar
*Maurice Leuvielle
*Alphonse Massé
*Vincent Moscato
*William Téchoueyres

References

* "Histoire du sport en France: du Stade Bordelais au S.B.U.C.: 1889 - 1939" de Jean-Paul Callède, éd. Maison des sciences de l'homme d'Aquitaine, 1993

External links

* [http://www.stade-bordelais.com/ Official website]