Stade Niçois
Stade Niçois is a French amateur rugby club based in Nice, founded in 2012. It currently operates in Nationale, one division below the French professional Top14 and Pro D2 leagues.
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| Full name | Stade Niçois RFC | ||
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| Union | French Rugby Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Location | Nice, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade des Arboras (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| League(s) | Nationale | ||
| 2021–22 | 6th (playoff quarter-finalists) | ||
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History
The club was previously known as Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. However this club was liquated in 2012.[1]
The new club Stade Niçois was formed for the season 2012–13. They play under new colours: red, white and black.
The club won promotion from Fédérale 2 at the end of season 2017-18 and will play in Fédérale 1 for season 2018–19.[2]
Honours
- French championship:
- Runners-up: 1983
- Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1985
- Challenge de l'Espérance:
- Champions: 1974,1976
Finals results
French championship
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | 'Venue | Spectators |
| 20 May 1983 | AS Béziers | RRC Nice | 14-6 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 43,100 |
Challenge Yves du Manoir
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1985 | RC Nice | 21-16 | AS Montferrand |
Current standings
The current table for the 2021–22 Championnat Fédéral Nationale is:[3]
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| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Massy (C, P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 672 | 364 | +308 | 8 | 3 | 108 | ||||||
| 2 | Soyaux Angoulême (P) | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 663 | 454 | +209 | 6 | 5 | 92 | ||||||
| 3 | Valence Romans | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 636 | 414 | +222 | 8 | 7 | 92 | ||||||
| 4 | Albi | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 544 | 445 | +99 | 6 | 3 | 90 | ||||||
| 5 | Chambéry | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 617 | 496 | +121 | 5 | 10 | 76 | ||||||
| 6 | Nice | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 574 | 525 | +49 | 2 | 5 | 76 | ||||||
| 7 | Dax | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 545 | 542 | +3 | 2 | 7 | 62 | ||||||
| 8 | Blagnac | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 429 | 546 | –117 | 0 | 4 | 61 | ||||||
| 9 | Suresnes | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 560 | 638 | –78 | 3 | 4 | 60 | ||||||
| 10 | Tarbes | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 517 | 661 | –167 | 3 | 2 | 60 | ||||||
| 11 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 473 | 551 | –55 | 2 | 10 | 59 | ||||||
| 12 | Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 531 | 752 | –221 | 0 | 10 | 51 | ||||||
| 13 | Aubenas Vals | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 421 | 595 | –174 | 1 | 8 | 48 | ||||||
| 14 | Dijon | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 512 | 711 | –199 | 1 | 5 | 47 | ||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
Women
The club includes a women's section: the Nice University Racing Rugby Club, which plays in the second division (Federale 1).
Academy
The club includes a rugby school.
Performance Pathway with the Scottish Rugby Union
On 25 July 2017, the Scottish Rugby Union announced a 'Performance Pathway' partnership with Stade Niçois.[4]
As part of this partnership, former Scotland international rugby union players Peter Murchie and Tyrone Holmes joined the French club. Peter Murchie joined as a coach, while Tyrone Holmes joined as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.[4]
Two Glasgow Warriors players from the Scottish Rugby Academy; fly-half Josh Henderson and flanker Bruce Flockhart were loaned to the club for game time for the season 2017–18. In addition, former London Scottish player David Cherry also joined the club.[4] although he later moved back to Edinburgh.
Notable former players
Internationalists
References
- "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
- "France Bleu Azur on Twitter". Twitter.
- "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Scottish Rugby creates performance links with Stade Nicois - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.