Blagnac Rugby

Blagnac Rugby, previously known as Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby and commonly known as Blagnac, is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Nationale, the third-tier of the countries rugby system. The club is currently attempting to make a comeback to the professional ranks after having been relegated due to both sporting and financial issues. In 2007-08, the club played in France's second professional level, Rugby Pro D2, but finished bottom of the table. This automatically led to their relegation to the first amateur level, Fédérale 1, but a postseason audit revealed financial problems serious enough that French sporting authorities forcibly relegated them further to Fédérale 2.[1] They earned promotion to Fédérale 1 after winning the 2009–10 Fédérale 2 championship.

Blagnac Rugby
Full nameBlagnac Sporting Club Rugby (1922–2015)
Blagnac Rugby (2015–present)
Nickname(s)Les caouecs
Founded1922
LocationBlagnac, France
Ground(s)Stade Ernest-Argelès
PresidentJean-Michel Accorsi
Coach(es)Olivier Carbonneau
League(s)Nationale
2021–228th
Team kit
2nd kit

It was founded in 1922 in Blagnac, in the suburbs of Toulouse. Their nickname, caouecs, is the occitan word for carrots.

2007-2008 Squad(Pro D2)

Props

  • FranceLaurent Cettolo
  • FranceYannick Lacrouts
  • South AfricaPhilipp Lemmer
  • FranceLaurent Martine
  • CameroonBernard Nnomo
  • FranceChristophe Saint-Lary
  • FranceGrégory Saliba
  • CameroonRobin Aziza

Hookers

Second Row

  

Back-Row

Scrum-halves

  • FranceNicolas Duffard
  • FranceJérémie Moles

Stand-offs

  

Centres

  • VanuatuRoger Joe
  • FranceThomas Lode
  • FranceLilian Majesté
  • TongaJohn Payne

Wings

Fullbacks

  • FranceDamien Duffau
  • New ZealandMatt Gillon
  • FranceJérôme Suderie

Honours
  • Pro D2
    • Winner : 1983
    • Runner-up Jean-Prat Trophy : 2007
    • Semi-final Jean-Prat Trophy : 2002
  • Champion de France Promotion Honneur : 1958
  • Champion de France Nationale 2 / Fédérale B : 2001
  • Winner Challenge de l'Essor : 1982
    • Runner-up : 2001
  • Fédérale 2
    • Champions: 2010

Current standings

The current table for the 2021–22 Championnat Fédéral Nationale is:[2]

2021–22 Nationale season Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Massy (C, P)262204672364+30883108
2Soyaux Angoulême (P)261808663454+2096592
3Valence Romans261709636414+2228792
4Albi261808544445+996390
5Chambéry2613013617496+12151076
6Nice2615011574525+492576
7Dax2611015545542+32762
8Blagnac2612014429546–1170461
9Suresnes2611015560638–783460
10Tarbes2611114517661–1673260
11Bourgoin-Jallieu2610016473551–5521059
12Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély268018531752–22101051
13Aubenas Vals267118421595–1741848
14Dijon267217512711–1991547
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Points total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

References
  1. "Blagnac rétrogradé en Fédérale 2" (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  2. "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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